In Australia, parishes are invited to stand alongside communities in Malawi, the focus of Catholic Mission’s 2026 World Mission Month appeal. Photo: Supplied/Catholic Mission. As World Mission Sunday approaches on 18 October 2026, Catholics across Australia are invited to begin their celebrations by joining the universal Church in praying the mission rosary. Celebrated on 18 October this...

The Society is supporting Anti-Poverty Week’s call for the Australian Government to establish standard measures of poverty and targets to reduce it. Image: Sourced. The St Vincent de Paul Society is calling on the Albanese Government to legislate official measures of poverty and set targets to reduce it, with children at the centre. Marking Anti-Poverty Week from 11 to&nbs...

Catholic Mission is inviting youth groups, parishes, dioceses and schools across Australia to make Cambodia part of their pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2027, through a unique pre-World Youth Day Mission Exposure trip from 27 July to 1 August 2027. As young Catholics prepare to travel to the Republic of Korea for World Youth Day 2027, beginning on 3 August, many pilgrims will start their jou...

CSSA is calling on all jurisdictions to act swiftly to protect children from the harms of incarceration. Image: Adobe. Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) has urged the Attorneys General across all Australian jurisdictions to adopt the recommendations of the recent Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquiry final report into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarcerati...

“Pope Francis had a particular concern for the newly married. He recognised that as a Church we have tended to focus on preparation for marriage and then, after the wedding, have more or less left couples to fend for themselves” Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney Tony Percy said recently. Bishop Percy’s comments came in light of a survey being conducted during September whereby Catholic couples...

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has warned that the Government’s decision to impose a real-terms funding cut on aged care providers across the country poses a serious risk to quality care for older Australians and must be revisited immediately. According to CHA, the recent decision to lift the Australian National Aged Care Classification price by only 2.55 per cent from 1 October is well be...

By Melbourne Catholic On Saturday 29 August, the Most Reverend Stuart Hall was consecrated as Bishop of Australia’s Military Ordinariate at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. The occasion offered a unique opportunity for clergy, the lay faithful, civic leaders, dignitaries and members of Australia’s defence force to gather in celebration and thanksgiving. The venue for Saturday’s ep...

More than 120 students and educators from 17 Presentation schools across Australia came together recently for the Nagle Education Alliance of Australia Student Conference. Photo: Supplied/Iona Presentation College. More than 120 students and educators from 17 Presentation schools across Australia gathered at Iona Presentation College in Mosman Park recently for three days of faith, leadersh...

Following the recent conclusion of national Scams Awareness Week (24 – 28 August), the St Vincent de Paul Society is urging Australians to remain vigilant as cybercriminals increasingly use artificial intelligence to impersonate trusted organisations and target people experiencing hardship. St Vincent de Paul Society National President Mark Gaetani said advances in AI were making scams more...

Students in Tigray, Ethiopia enjoy a Mary’s Meal school meal. Students reportedly feeling hungry at school dropped from 72 per cent to zero per cent following the introduction of the program. Photo: Mary’s Meals. As conflict, rising food prices, and climate shocks continue to drive hunger in the countries where Mary’s Meals works, the global school feeding charity’s recently released 2025 I...