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
ACRATH marks 20 years of advocacy and action
Members of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) from across the country gathered for a two-day meeting in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills to reflect on 20 years of advocacy and action.
Vatican secretary of state calls for end to Iran war
Cardinal Pietro Parolin has urged an immediate halt to escalating conflict involving Iran, warning that the risk of a broader war in the Middle East is imminent and calling on world leaders to pursue dialogue and diplomacy instead of military action. Source: EWTN News.
House of Lords votes to decriminalise abortion
Britain’s House of Lords voted on Wednesday to decriminalise abortion at any point in pregnancy and not to reinstate compulsory in-person medical consultations for women seeking to take abortion pills at home. Source: The Tablet.
‘Pool of the Flies’ explores cruel currents of adolescence
In The Plague, a socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy of the boys at a water polo camp. Source: Australian Catholics.
All baptised Christians share role in safeguarding faith:Â Pope
All baptised Christians share in the Church’s mission and, guided by the Holy Spirit, are fit for renewing and building up the Church, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. Source: CNS.
Canavan wants Australians to have more babies
Senator Matthew Canavan has never shied away from his Catholic faith, but the new Nationals leader says he is not in the business of salvation – and he warns anyone from thinking the state should be. Source: The Catholic Leader.
New Catholic Mission national director ‘brings a wealth of experience’
The Pontifical Mission Societies have appointed Peter Gates as national director of Catholic Mission, the Pope’s mission agency in Australia, marking a new chapter in the organisation’s leadership. Source: ACBC.
Australians invited to join Palm Sunday rallies for refugees
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council and Jesuit Refugee Service Australia have called on Australians to join peaceful Palm Sunday rallies around the country in solidarity with refugees and people seeking asylum.
Bishops Commission meeting covers wide-ranging agenda
Social services, international aid, health and aged care were on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service. Source: ACBC Media Blog.