Hundreds of Australian children born overseas through commercial surrogacy arrangements have been left without legal parents, following a decision of the full Family Court, The Australian reports.
Leading No campaigners, including Turnbull government MPs, say they fear it will become illegal to oppose same-sex marriage in word or even thought, if gay marriage is legalised, The Age reports.
Putting a face to a saint
18-Sep-2017
Scientists have revealed what Mary Magdalene may have looked like, using 3D modelling to recreate a face based on a blackened skull believed to be a relic of the saint, News.com.au reports.
Philippine soldiers rescue priest
18-Sep-2017
A priest held hostage for almost four months in the besieged southern city of Marawi has been rescued hours after a deadly battle between Philippine soldiers and Islamic State-allied militants, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
More than 4500 elderly South Australians are spending a third of their income trying to keep a roof over their head, a new report has found, reports the Sunday Mail.
An Iraqi priest who was kidnapped and tortured by Islamic extremists says Australia is seen as “the promised land” for Christians suffering from genocide in the Middle East, The Catholic Leader reports.
Diplomat investigated over child pornography
18-Sep-2017
A member of the Vatican diplomatic corps serving in the US has been recalled to Rome as part of a criminal investigation involving child pornography, CNS reports.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has condemned a suspected terror attack on a crowded tube train in West London during rush hour on Friday, The Tablet reports.
Calendar a reminder of Sudan's 'forgotten war'
18-Sep-2017
A calendar produced by the Mercy Sisters and teachers in Sudan is shining a light on, and raising funds for, education in the country's Nuba Mountains, The Southern Cross reports.
History repeats as St Mary's marks 150 years
15-Sep-2017
A garden party was held at St Mary’s Campus, All Saints College in Maitland last weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Dominican Sisters in Maitland, Aurora Magazine reports.
Francis tells new bishops to be humble and open
15-Sep-2017
Pope Francis met with new bishops, including four Australians, at the end of their training course at the Vatican, reminding them to be both humble and open to better ways of evangelising other than just “the way it's always been,” CNA reports.
An unlikely friendship
15-Sep-2017
Based loosely on the 2010 book of the same name, Victoria and Abdul tells the true story of the unlikely friendship between of Queen Victoria and her Indian servant.
Pilgrims follow in Bishop’s footsteps
15-Sep-2017
A new booklet is helping pilgrims who walk the Camino Salvado in Western Australia to discover the man for whom the pilgrimage route was named, The eRecord reports.
Mental health expert and former Australian of the Year, Patrick McGorry, has criticised the government’s plans to drug test welfare recipients as an “absolute disgrace”, The Guardian reports.
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge says the Church in Australia is acting to protect children from sexual abuse although he concedes it has a long way to go, News.com.au reports.
As tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee violence in Myanmar, the country’s top Catholic leader says that Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi “should have spoken out” about the crisis, Time reports.
Catholic students attacked by protesters
15-Sep-2017
Catholic students have been attacked by same-sex marriage protesters at the University of Sydney after trying to engage students, one-on-one, about why it was “ok to vote ‘No'”, The Catholic Weekly reports.
Matt kicks a goal for poverty relief
15-Sep-2017
A Canberra man has completed a three-month walk across an African desert, with only a soccer ball and an iPod for company, to raise money for people living in poverty, Caritas Australia reports.
