Claims that the Archdiocese of Adelaide had banned 40 Days for Life have proved to be incorrect, with confirmation the State will host the pro-life campaign commencing next week.

Four new postulants have joined the Dominican Order in Australia, with the group moving in to St Laurence’s Priory in North Adelaide recently.

Catholics in Australia’s Eastern States are confused about the upcoming visit of renowned Medjugorje author Wayne Weible. Mr Weible is conducting an Australian tour from February 28 to March 15, where he will speak at 14 venues in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. The Record understands Catholic priests, religious and laity in the area are uncertain whether attendance at Mr Weib...

The recent battle between abortion supporters and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants in Albury is the latest in a string of incidents that goes back several years. Peta Evans of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants told The Record there has always been opposition to the prayer vigils, but that it has escalated in the past few years. “It began with the Albury City Council rangers t...

Ten young Catholics who have been taking the pro-life message to all parts of Australia’s east for the last month completed their walk from Brisbane to Melbourne on February 8. Taking part in the Crossroads Australia walk, the participants travelled through Newcastle, Sydney and Canberra on their way to Melbourne, where the journey ended with a pro-life rally on the steps of Parliament. ...

A three-year campaign by abortion advocates to end pro-life vigils in rural Victoria may have finally reached its conclusion after the issue was referred to State Parliament. The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants have held prayer vigils outside the Fertility Control Centre’s abortion clinic on Englehardt Street in Albury for the past 15 years. Initially, the vigils were only for two h...

Various faith groups have joined in their concern over a controversial show that features in Adelaide’s upcoming Fringe Festival. Muslims and Jews joined Catholics in voicing their disapproval of the show, which is called ‘Come Heckle Christ’ and encourages members of the crowd to verbally abuse and throw items at a man dressed as Christ. The show is advertised as the perfect show for...

Australian Catholic parishes and schools are being encouraged to celebrate St Valentine’s Day by “honouring marriage as life-long romantic love”. The Australian Catholic Marriage and Family Council (ACMFC) has produced a resource that provides practical suggestions for parishes and schools to use on the day to affirm the value of romantic love within marriage. As part of the resource,...

Nineteen students graduated from Australia’s only Catholic liberal arts college last month, including two WA students. Perth’s Ben McCabe and Sam Green joined their classmates at Campion College’s December 12 graduation ceremony at its Old Toongabbie campus in Western NSW. There was a distinct Perth flavour to the ceremony, with Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey celebrating the graduat...

Caritas Australia is disappointed by the Australian Government’s decision to cut $650 million from Australia’s official aid program in the 2013/14 financial year. The decision was announced on January 18, with cuts set to reduce funding for programs in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and South and West Asia, as well as decreasing Government support for non-government organisation...