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NEW ACBC PRESIDENT: ‘Great opportunity to open ourselves to the power of God’

Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn, has today – 10 May – commenced his new position as President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. Photo: CNS photo/Paul Haring. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has last week been elected as the new President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, with Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP as Vice-President. Archbishop...
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Catholic Church professional standards body releases draft Safeguarding Standards

CEO of CPSL Sheree Limbrick. Photo: Supplied. The Catholic Church’s new safeguarding body has released the draft National Catholic Safeguarding Standards which will be used to gauge the capacity of the Catholic Church to provide safe places for children and vulnerable adults. The draft standards can be found on the new Catholic Professional Standards Ltd (CPSL) website. Sheree Limbric...
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Cardinal Pell ordered to stand trial on abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell, head of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Melbourne, Australia on 1 May. Photo: CNS/James Ross, via Reuters. By Catholic News Service After a month long pre-trial hearing, a judge has ordered Cardinal George Pell to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse of minors, charges the Cardinal has consistently...
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NATIONAL: Empathy the key theme for Catholic poetry competition

ACU Vice President Father Anthony Casamento, pictured with Professor Margot Hillel. Photo: ACU. The 2018 Australian Catholic University Prize for Poetry opened for entries on 5 March with “Empathy” as the major theme. The annual poetry competition aims to support writers and continue the tradition of the Catholic Church as a key patron of the arts. Last year’s top accolade was take...
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PROJECT COMPASSION WEEK 6: Psyche Mae’s story – Empowerment

Psyche Mae is a social worker with plans to study a master’s degree after growing up in a squatter settlement. Photo Sean Sprague. More than 20 million Filipinos live below the poverty line, and hundreds-of-thousands of people are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Caritas Australia is working with Filipino youths to improve education opportunities and move out of poverty. Psych...
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PROJECT COMPASSION WEEK 5: Ditosa’s story – Education is the difference maker

Ditosa in 2013 aged 12 received support from the Matuba Children’s Centre to attend school. Photo In Mozambique, a country where more than 10 per cent of adults live with HIV, Caritas Australia is working with local communities to create sustainable education and work opportunities. Ditosa lives in Matuba, near Chokwe in southern Mozambique, where many children have lost one or both p...
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NATIONAL: Salesians launch Audio Divina podcast

The new Audio Divina podcast episodes will be made available to listen to every Wednesday. Photo: Adobe Stock. World-renowned biblical scholar Rev Professor Francis Moloney SDB AM will be headlining the brand-new podcast Audio Divina, recently launched on Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent. New episodes will be released each Wednesday of the week, featuring a Lectio-Divina st...
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PROJECT COMPASSION WEEK 4: Strengthen culture to strengthen communities

Evangeline – Senior Artsworker for Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation. Photo: Richard Wainwright. Two years after featuring in Project Compassion’s campaign, Evangeline is now building on her success story to benefit her community. Caritas Australia is helping youth in First Australian communities to strengthen their culture and create opportunities for their communities. Evangeli...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Five years a Pope: Francis’ focus has been on outreach

Pope Francis appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring. By Cindy Wooden Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope just a few days after telling the College of Cardinals that the Catholic Church faced a clear choice between being a church that “goes out” or a church focused on its internal af...
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NATIONAL: Catholic Mission launches innovative youth engagement platform

An innovative online engagement platform for young Catholics, and created by Catholic Mission, called #ShoeStories was launched earlier this month. Image: Sourced. An innovative online engagement platform for young Catholics, and created by Catholic Mission, called #ShoeStories was launched earlier this month. The initiative was launched at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in De...
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