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A former victim of sexual abuse by priests will sit on a new Vatican commission created to root out paedophilia in the Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, reports AFP/Yahoo7.
The Church's insurer insisted on being 'kept in the loop' in the John Ellis case, after lawyers expressed concern at Cardinal Pell's approach, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Cardinal who heads the Vatican's highest court has warned against simplifying the process for seeking annulments, saying efforts to show compassion to failed marriages can lead to 'false mercy,' reports NCR Online.
Pope to Mafia: Blood money will lead you to hell
24-Mar-2014
Pope Francis, in an annual ceremony held to remember the hundreds of innocent people murdered by the Italian Mafia, made a solemn plea for mobsters to change or else 'end up in hell,' reports Reuters in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Catholic Charismatic Renewal
24-Mar-2014
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is an ecclesial movement within the Church linked to the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service (ICCRS).
Restoring truth about WWII Croatian cardinal
24-Mar-2014
Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac saved hundreds of Jews in war-torn Croatia but, amazingly, is still considered a war criminal by many. Sharyn McCowen talks to a Jewish academic who says the world has got it all wrong, in The Catholic Weekly.
Loreto fundraiser for Timor Leste
22-Mar-2014
Join the Loreto community in Melbourne for a fabulous Orchestral Tribute to Timor Leste this Sunday. Performances will be given by Loreto Past Pupils and friends raising funds for the Loreto Mission in East Timor.
Thousands of rare manuscripts until now accessible only to scholars at the Vatican will go online over the next four years, thanks to help from a Japanese information technology company, reports CNS in The Catholic Herald.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich has made his strongest statement to date on the need to allow remarried divorcees to receive communion, after being elected the new president of the German Bishops’ Conference, reports The Tablet.
Australia’s first Catholic university, The University of Notre Dame Australia, celebrates 25 years in tertiary education in 2014, with the silver anniversary of the signing of the University’s Act of Parliament.
Catholic parents unite in new body for education
21-Mar-2014
The term 'parent engagement' has become the buzzword for governments, federally and locally. However, the terminology has changed in a subtle way, writes Tim Smith in The Sydney Morning Herald.
A report that found billions of dollars could be saved annually if recommendations from a tripartisan Senate Inquiry were implemented has failed to spark politicians into action on the social determinants of health.
The Catholic Education Commission has thrown its support behind the abolition of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), while another charity says it does not oppose the Commission, reports Pro Bono Australia. {split
Cardinal George Pell's private secretary has told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to child sexual abuse that the Church's vigorous cross-examination of a victim during litigation was wrong, reports ABC Online.
Pope Francis used to pick up La Nacion every day at a kiosk across from the city's cathedral. Each edition was bound by a rubber band. But being frugal, he would save the rubber bands and return them in a ball at the end of every month, reports CNS.
Installation of New Eparch in Melbourne
20-Mar-2014
The formal establishment of the Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Melbourne and the installation of the first eparch will take place at 7pm on 25 March at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne.
The Carmelites Australia and East Timor
20-Mar-2014
Carmelites work with communities in Australia and East Timor helping people to transform their lives.
In an interview to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, head of the Papal household, revealed how he did not favour the election of Pope Francis, reports The Tablet.
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