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](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dbb7f5d22a656b25261680bd989b3f99?s=210&d=http%3A%2F%2Fcathnews.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fwp-jobsearch%2Fimages%2Fno-image.jpg&r=g)
Rebecca Comini
administrator
- Total Post (3254)
Articles By This Author
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1115ACU-AustralianCatholicUniversityRomeCampus-400x233.jpg)
Overseas immersion program will help students ‘join the dots’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 15 November 2022
Two of the world’s oldest cities will become classrooms for 25 Australian students participating in a once-in-a-lifetime immersion program this week with Australian Catholic University.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1115-The-ad-limina-visit-of-the-German-bishops-to-Rome-began-with-Mass-in-the-grottoes-of-St-Peter-s-Basilica-CNA-GermanBC-MatthiasKopp-400x233.jpg)
German bishops begin Rome talks on controversial Synodal Way
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 15 November 2022
Amid ongoing concerns over the German Synodal Way, the president of the German Bishops Conference said yesterday unity and renewal in the Catholic Church was “truly not an easy task”. Source: CNA.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1115DRC-People-climb-atop-a-destroyed-UN-peacekeeping-truck-in-Kanyarutshinya-DRC-CNS-Arlette-Bashizi-Reuters-400x233.jpg)
Congolese bishops announce march for peace amid ongoing violence
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 15 November 2022
Bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have lamented the “serious” state of violence in the country and have called for prayer, fasting and a special march for peace. Source: Crux.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1114pope-Pope-Francis-celebrates-Mass-in-St-Peter-s-Basilica-for-the-World-Day-of-the-Poor-Nov-13-CNADaniel-Ibanez-400x233.jpg)
Light candles of hope in the midst of darkness: Pope
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
On the World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis encouraged Christians not to be brought down by the “doom and gloom” of the world, but to witness to the joy of the Gospel through service to those in need. Source: CNA.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1114adel-Participants-in-the-Adelaide-Diocesan-Assembly-October-2022-400x233.jpg)
Diocesan Assembly commits to local mission
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
Participants of the Adelaide Diocesan Assembly have pledged to take practical steps to fulfil the mission of the local Church. Source: The Southern Cross.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0716jail-prison-Bigstock-400x233.jpg)
Report says prison population could be safely reduced by one-third
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
Australia’s prison population could be reduced by one-third with little risk to community safety, according to research conducted for the Institute of Public Affairs. Source: The Guardian.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1114cari-Kaswera-participated-in-training-in-agriculture-to-grow-food-to-support-her-family-DRC-CaritasAustralia-CAJED-400x233.jpg)
Why we need a special day to see the poor
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
World Day of the Poor was marked yesterday. It deserves special attention because, as we all know, the rich get 364 days. There is just one for the poor, writes Michael McGirr. Source: Eureka Street.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0527divo-divorce-Bigstock-400x233.jpg)
Queensland named divorce capital of Australia
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
Queensland had the highest crude divorce rate in Australia last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed. Source: The Catholic Leader.
![](https://cathnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0428shop-supermarket-shop-cost-of-living-Bigstock-400x233.jpg)
Cost-of-living pressures not being felt equally
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 November 2022
Low-income households, older households and households with mortgages are facing the highest cost-of-living pressures in Australia, according to new analysis. Source: ABC News.