As part of Caritas Australia’s 2019 Project Compassion campaign, The Record will publish real life stories from successful projects undertaken by the international aid agency.
Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has this week released a Pastoral Letter to the Catholic community, following the conviction of Cardinal George Pell.
While people were still sharing their stories of faith and of God with the Plenary Council last night and the final numbers won’t be known for a couple of weeks, the Listening and Dialogue stage is considered a “landmark moment” for the Catholic Church in Australia.
This March, tens of thousands of Australians will fundraise for Caritas Australia’s international programs as part of the agency’s main annual appeal, Project Compassion.
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge delivered the homily at the final Mass of the Vatican Summit on the Protection of Minors.
An Australian court has this week found Cardinal George Pell guilty on five charges related to the sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys; he will return for sentencing on 13 March, but the cardinal’s lawyer has already announced plans to appeal the conviction.
It is not hard to believe that St John of God Health Care Chair of Trustees Eva Skira AO is now a recipient of the Member of the Order of Australia award – the third highest honour in the country.
As the Church in Australia moves towards its first Plenary Council in more than 80 years, it could hardly be said that its past conciliar experience looms large; in fact, it has been largely forgotten.
Director for the Office of Evangelisation from the Diocese of Broken Bay, Daniel Ang, who is also a member of the Executive Committee, Plenary Council 2020, gave this insightful outline at the commencement of the process in 2018.