TJHC CEO Francis Sullivan has issued a blunt, final message to Australia’s Catholic leaders following completion of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. By Mark Bowling, The Catholic Leader The outgoing Chief Executive Officer of the Truth, Justice and Healing Council has issued a blunt, final message to Australia’s Catholic leaders following completion ...

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is pleased to announce that Mr Bernard Toutounji has been appointed as the new National Director, replacing Mr Phillip Collignon, who retired from the role after 27 years. Photo: Supplied. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is pleased to announce that Mr Bernard Toutounji has been appointed as the new National Director. Mr Toutounji replaces Mr Phillip Col...

New leaders of the Sisters of Mercy, pictured left to right: Sr Caroline Ryan RSM (Vicar and Councillor), Sr Gaye Lennon RSM (Councillor), Sr Eveline Crotty RSM (Leader), Sr Marie Duffy RSM (Councillor) and Sr Elizabeth Moloney RSM (Councillor). Photo: Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy last month celebrated a ritual in Sydney to mark the handover of leadership of the Institute of Si...

Some 19,000 youth from across Australia gathered for the bi-ennial Australian Catholic Youth Festival. A panel tasked with reviewing protections for religious freedom laws are still taking submissions until 14 February. Photo: Alphonsus Fok. By Josh Low With nearly 5 million Australians voting against changing the Marriage Act late last year, the topic of religious freedom continues t...

The Catholic Church’s ministry to seafarers who visit Australian shores has a new national director, with Roslyn Rajasingam appointment last month as the first lay woman to hold the role. Photo: Supplied. The Catholic Church’s ministry to seafarers who visit Australian shores has a new national director, with Roslyn Rajasingam appointment last month as the first lay woman to hold the rol...

Australia – The Vatican Museums Indigenous Collection, which features some of the earliest known documentations of Australian Indigenous cultures, was officially launched in Canberra last week. The publication was a joint project of Aboriginal Studies Press and the Vatican Museums. Photo: Supplied. When people think of the Vatican Museums, minds turn to Michelangelo and Raphael. But a ne...

The official image for the Year of Youth was unveiled at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Sydney which saw thousands of youth gathered from 7-9 December. Photo: Supplied. The official image for the Year of Youth was last week unveiled at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Sydney which saw thousands of youth gathered from 7 to 9 December. The Catholic Bish...

Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB, Bishop of Parramatta Vincent Long and Auxiliary Bishop of the Northern Region of the Archdiocese of Melbourne Terence Curtin took part in a panel discussion as part of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Sydney on Friday 8 December. Photo: Jamie O’Brien. By Caroline Smith The Catholic Church in Australia has many advantages – not...

Sr Scott – a Benedictine sister from Jamberoo Abbey in New South Wales – is best known for her appearance on ABC television series The Abbey, where she mentored a group of lay women through the experience of monastic life. Photo: Cyron Sobrevinas By Caroline Smith  God loves you and sits beside you even in your most difficult moments, Sister Hilda Scott OSB told attendees at the Austr...

Brisbane based founders of Orange Sky Laundry, Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi. Photo: Supplied. Young people can make a difference in the world by dreaming big, staying close to God and not being afraid to choose comfort over greatness, the Australian Catholic Youth Festival participants were we told last week. The tone of reaching out to those in need was set by Melbourne Auxiliary ...