“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...

Broken Bay News Editor Katrina Lee with ACPA Vice President Tiffany Davis and Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley. Photo: Jeremy Yuen/ACPA. Broken Bay News, the magazine of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, has won the Bishop Philip Kennedy Memorial Award for Overall Excellence at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards in Christchurch. Dunedin Bishop Michael Dooley presented...

Social cohesion grows when individuals allow their attitudes and actions to be shaped by love and humility, "Living the Gospel in Times of Social Division" suggests. Living the Gospel in these times is not a private devotion. It is a public witness that human dignity is not negotiable, that truth matters and that peace is more than the absence of conflict - it is the fruit of justice, recon...

The growing momentum of the Catholic student movement at universities across Australia was demonstrated recently as more than 70 Catholic university students gathered in Sydney for the Australian Catholic Students Association's (ACSA) 2026 National Conference. The conference explored Catholic Social Teaching through the lens of Christ the King. Photo: ACSA/Giovanni Portelli Photography. ...

Catholic Mission is inviting schools across Australia to kick goals for good and compete to create the next official sockball following the launch of Socktober 2026. The national challenge coincides with the centenary of World Mission Sunday. As part of the competition, schools, students and youth groups are invited to design and build a new sockball using recycled materials. Image: Cath...