The Catholic School Parents Association has this week said that moving NAPLAN to earlier in the year will present some initial challenges, however the new timing, together with the online adaptive design of the tests, should prove more useful for student learning.

Pope Francis kisses the hand of residential school survivor Alma Desjarlais of the Frog Lake First Nation during a welcoming ceremony at Edmonton International Airport 24 July 2022. Photo: CNS /Paul Haring. By Justin McLellan Establishing clear procedures for protecting vulnerable people against abuse "must become a priority in every local church," Pope Francis said. In a message to p...

In support of the Laudato Si’ Movement Divestment Day of Action, a small prayer gathering was held at St Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday 9 March. Photo: Beryl Rahman.

For the first time, more than 80,000 West Australian students are enrolled in a Catholic School, as families continue to benefit from school choice. The February 2023 State census data shows 80,336 children are enrolled in Catholic education, an increase of 4.6 per cent since 2020. Catholic Education WA Executive Director, Dr Debra Sayce she is delighted that families continue to put the...

Speaking in the third video for the Liturgical Renewal and Formation program, Mildred Rego explained that over the years, meaningful signs and symbols have come to occupy a key place in the Church that remind us of the history, teachings, and traditions passed down to us as followers of Jesus,

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend told youth from the United Kingdom that the Church needs their energy, their enthusiasm, their restlessness and their idealism. Photo: Martin Mazur/Catholic Bishops Conference England and Wales.

With the support of Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas Hwange, Priscilla and her community learnt conservation farming to grow drought-resistant crops.

Religious life, said Geraldton Emeritus Bishop Bianchini, is very similar to the actions of Mary and Joseph who presented the baby Jesus in the temple.

In a letter thanking Notre Dame for its support, a spokesman for the UCU said: “In this challenging time for Ukraine, we need more than ever to feel that we are not alone in our struggle”.

“Each time we celebrate a liturgical ritual of the church, it is an opportunity for us to open ourselves to the words and actions of each part of the ritual and allow ourselves to be transformed by the presence of Jesus Christ,” Centre for Liturgy Director, Sr Kerry Willison has said.