Tag: Australia

We can only applaud Paul Kelly, The Australian’s editor at large, for his assessment of the current election campaign last weekend. Of specific importance...

After Pope Francis’ general audience on 5 January, a delegation of German Catholics approached the Holy Father and pressed a document into his hands. The...

The Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill would not introduce a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy around divorce, sexual orientation or other attributes, representatives from...

Now that Christmas is here it is worth reflecting on what it does not mean. It does not mean stress, dealing with a thousand...

Speaking at the launch of Ethos, a new ACU event series discussing public ethics and the future of Australia, Chris Uhlmann said Australia faced...

Religious leaders offered qualified support to the Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, set to be released this week and tabled in Parliament, but are...

The new buzz word is ‘Synodality.’ It means ‘walking together.’ ‘Walking’ is, as we well know, a symbol of the moral life. The letters of Paul...

I’ve listened to all sorts of wonderful input but I’m still led back to a certain point. The motif of Vatican II was to read...

I will begin by saying that my experience in this first session of the Plenary was as beautiful as it was challenging, and there...

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has urged the Members of the 5th Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia to bring the patrimony of...

Our Catholic Church is a family of families. We are sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunties, cousins, grandparents. All united by the bond of...

Outreach to the poor and vulnerable Pope Francis reminds us to stop being preoccupied with ourselves and go out into the streets as missionary disciples....