Talk to us
CathNews, the most frequently visited Catholic website in Australia, is your daily news service featuring Catholics and Catholicism from home and around the world, Mass on Demand and on line, prayer, meditation, reflections, opinion, and reviews. And, what's more - it's free!
Rebecca Comini
administrator
Articles By This Author
UN anti-torture watchdog issues blunt warning to Australia
The United Nations’ anti-torture watchdog has issued a blunt warning to the Australian Government for dragging its feet after a failure to update progress on improving the treatment of detainees across state prisons and immigration detention facilities. Source: The Guardian.
Ukrainian Catholic bishop speaks out after deadly Russian air strike
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has responded to a “devastating” strike by Russia on civilians in a northern Ukrainian city. Source: NCR Online.
Dublin school divested from archdiocese’s patronage
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin paid tribute to the role of religious orders in Irish education as a Catholic school in his diocese was this week divested to secular patronage. Source: The Tablet.
When great minds don’t think alike
Freud’s Last Session is a fictional drama in which author CS Lewis debates the existence of God with Sigmund Freud. Source: Australian Catholics.
Gap between haves and have-nots widens
The gap between Australia’s haves and have-nots has widened in the past two decades, with a new report revealing the average household wealth of the top 10 per cent has grown much faster since 2003 than the lowest 60 per cent. Source: The New Daily.
Religious, political leaders release joint statement after church stabbing
A diverse group of New South Wales faith leaders, Premier Chris Minns and the Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper have released a joint statement in an effort to calm tensions following the knife attack at a Sydney church on Monday. Source: The Echo.
Former Bishop of Broome facing new charges
Former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders is facing two new indecent assault charges after his home in Western Australia’s north was raided yesterday. Source: ABC News.
Pope offers prayers for prisoners of war and victims of torture
Pope Francis has appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and has offered special prayers for those who have endured torture. Source: NCR Online.
Caritas gives ‘heartfelt thanks’ after successful Project Compassion
More than 1700 schools and 1200 parishes across the country took part in this year’s Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraiser, Project Compassion.