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Priest promotes case for second Australian saint
A retired priest from Adelaide Archdiocese is campaigning to make the virtues and holiness of Jan Ruff-O’Herne better known. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
God or rock ‘n’ roll? Fr Matutina chose both
Cranking electric guitar licks to accompany prayers during Sunday Mass in a remote outback church isn’t how most people envision their rock star dreams. Source: ABC News.
Red Cross awards highest honour to Catholic community leader
Catholic community leader Sam Hardjono has been awarded an honorary lifetime membership of the Red Cross, the organisation’s highest honour. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Retiring ACBC executive ‘provided wisdom, strength, and constancy’
Deputy General Secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Jeremy Stuparich will retire at the end of this year after 14 years of service. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Sr Pat turns 100 knowing God is always present
“Just take every day as it comes,” was the sage advice from Sr Patricia Kingsley PBVM, as she prepared to celebrate her 100th birthday on September 2. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Dictionary of Catholic educators launches public lecture
Australia’s only dictionary dedicated to preserving the stories of Catholic educators since Australian colonial settlement has launched its first public lecture. Source: ACU.
Queensland Great Sr Angela Mary Doyle turns 100
Mercy Sister Angela Mary Doyle, the unofficial matriarch of Mater’s Queensland hospitals, celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Source: The Courier-Mail.
Sydney priest says meeting Pope a ‘surreal experience’
Sydney priest Fr Benjamin Saliba was stunned when Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited him to accompany him to the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV during the recent Jubilee of Youth. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Syrian priest safe in Melbourne but haunted by loss and grief
Fr Zaher Mhanna, a Syrian priest now serving in Melbourne, knows first-hand how difficult life is for Christians in some parts of the Middle East. Source: Melbourne Catholic.