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October 2019

October 29, 2019

‘I am his sounding board’: Conference focuses on impact of diaconate on marriage

“We are on call 24/7, we can’t walk through the local shopping center without being...

October 12, 2019

Should Catholic churches post warning signs?

This is a proposal in Australia: Melbourne City Council member Nic Frances Gilley has introduced...

August 2019

August 20, 2019

BREAKING: Cardinal Pell loses appeal, will remain in prison

You can view the decision and reaction from Australian TV here: From CNN: Former...

June 2019

June 02, 2019

Some Australia Catholic Schools Make God Gender-Neutral

From The Daily Mail: Catholic schoolgirls are being taught that God is gender-neutral and banned...

March 2019

March 19, 2019

RIP Deacon Boniface Perdjert, Australia’s First Indigenous Permanent Deacon

From the Archdiocese of Sydney's Facebook page: The Catholic Bishops of Australia have paid tribute...

March 12, 2019

BREAKING: Cardinal Pell Sentenced to 6 Years

"I would characterize these breaches and abuses as grave." From The New York Times: ...

February 2019

February 26, 2019

The Problems with the Pell Case

The case that made headlines last night is not as simple or clear-cut as some...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Australia’s Archbishop Wilson resigns over sex abuse case

From Vatican News: Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson of...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Never too late: 95-year-old becomes Catholic

From Australia: They say practice makes perfect, and the saying couldn’t be truer for Brisbane’s...

May 22, 2018

Archbishop becomes highest ranking church official in the world to be convicted of covering up sex abuse

Details: An Australian archbishop was convicted on Tuesday of covering up a claim of sexual...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Dominican tapped to replace Cardinal Pell as Archbishop of Sydney

Details: The Bishop of Parramatta, Anthony Fisher, has been appointed the ninth Archbishop of...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Cardinal Pell Admits Cover-Up for “Fear of Scandal”

Details: Fear of scandal prompted the cover-up of child sex abuse allegations within the Catholic...

November 2012

November 12, 2012

Australian prime minister launches federal investigation into Catholic sex abuse

This is roughly the equivalent of an American president — or, perhaps, the Attorney General—ordering...

November 06, 2012

Disappearing breed: “bad Catholics”

Australia's Cardinal George Pell observes: Some decades ago when I was a priest in the...

August 2012

August 05, 2012

At dissident Catholic liturgies, even animals receive communion

Incredible, but true. Details, from The Age in Australia: Father Greg Reynolds wants his church...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

Retiring bishop: “Wider reform is needed” in the Church

He has a reputation for being both progressive and outspoken -- and both qualities were...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

RIP Deacon Elliott Casalegno

A friend noted on her FB page this morning that for the first time a...

September 2011

September 03, 2011

Australia moves to eliminate B.C. and A.D. from textbooks

Christians Down Under are outraged over changes in the national school curriculum that would remove...

July 2011

July 03, 2011

"I was ordained to proclaim the Good News, and that's what I'm about"

That's the happy conclusion of this joy-filled deacon from Australia, who shares his enthusiasm for...

June 2011

June 16, 2011

From Anglican bishop to Catholic layman

A controversial Anglican from Australia is now a happy Catholic: A former bishop who resigned...