CPSL Chair Hon Geoff Giudice is making a sustained effort to create and maintain a culture of safety and care within the Catholic Church. Photo: Supplied. The Chair of the Catholic Church’s new safeguarding body, Catholic Professional Standards Ltd, plans to maintain the momentum created by the Royal Commission over the coming years. The Hon Geoff Giudice made the statement when addre...

The recent Australian Catholic Media User Survey was conducted online and received more than 1000 responses. Photo: Adobe Stock. The first comprehensive survey of people’s experience of the Catholic media landscape in Australia has revealed, that users’ value Catholic media for the different perspective it provides and, in most cases, it has played a role in their personal faith development....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...