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 Thursday 9 October 2008
Archbishop Mark Coleridge, the Archbishop of Canberra and
Goulburn, was one of the first Bishops to address the general sessions
of the Synod on the Word of God in the Life of the Church.
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Thursday 9 October 2008
The Synod opened with a report on the Word of God from each
continent. The report for Oceania was delivered by the Bishop of
Townsville, Most Rev Michael Putney.
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 Wednesday 8 October 2008
Two Christian men were killed Saturday in Mosul, contributing to
a "climate of panic" among the small community there, reports
AsiaNews.it.
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 Wednesday 8 October 2008
New York prelates are urging citizens to get informed about the
platforms of Congressional and state candidates, since they say many
moral issues are decided at the state level.
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 Wednesday 8 October 2008
The synod fathers gathered in Rome are studying the word of God in the
life and mission of the Church - which means they are looking at the
Bible through a universal lens.
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 Tuesday 7 October 2008
Australian Catholic
University (ACU National) will award a former Wagga Wagga police
officer with its highest honour for his ground breaking work in
restorative justice in Australian communities and abroad.
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 Monday 6 October 2008
The Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
Limited, Bishop Tim Costelloe, has welcomed the injection by the State
Labor Government of $38.9 million in capital grants to rebuild and
upgrade needy Catholic schools, vastly improving learning opportunities
for Victoria’s 186,000 Catholic school students.
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 Wednesday 1 October 2008
The Catholic Archdiocese
of Sydney invites Catholics to join its brothers and sisters in
Melbourne and Adelaide on Sunday 5 October 2008 in prayer for the
defeat of the Victorian abortion law reform bill.
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 Wednesday 1 October 2008
By Mirko Testa
Politics needs Christianity and it is therefore totally legitimate for
believers to participate in the public square, says Benedict XVI's
secretary of state.
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 Friday 26 September 2008
A forum for all health professionals who want to hear an academic discussion on the issue of conscientious objection in relation to health care.
This is an important consideration for nurses, doctors and pharmacists in relation to the recent debates in Victorian parliament.
Monday, October 6 2008 : 5pm - 6.30pm
Mercy Lecture Theatre, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
Enquiries: (03) 9953 3306
[Download PDF Flyer]
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 Friday 19 September 2008
Nearly a half million
visitors passed through the Holy See's pavilion at the international
exposition on "Water and Sustainable Development" that closed this week
in Spain.
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 Friday 19 September 2008
An Indian cardinal is decrying a lack of respect among religious
fundamentalists for minorities' Constitutional rights. Cardinal Varkey
Vithayathil, president of the Indian episcopal conference, spoke out
against a wave of attacks against Christians by Hindu fundamentalists,
which began in the state of Orissa last month, but has now spread to
other areas, according to the bishops' conference.
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 Friday 19 September
Though the Zimbabwean government finally reached a power-sharing deal
to end conflict over contested elections, the real priority for the
country remains feeding the people, affirms an episcopal conference
official.
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 Friday 19 September 2008
Pope Pius XII, has drawn
the interest and scrutiny of many people over the last few decades, but
as Pope Benedict XVI spoke to the Pave the Way Foundation at Castel
Gandolfo yesterday, he highlighted that previous investigation into the
late Pope's efforts to save Jews from the Nazis and fascists have been
biased.
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Wednesday 17 September 2008
The 2008 Social Justice Sunday Statement was launched this morning in Sydney.
In the statement, A Rich Young Nation: The challenge of
affluence and poverty in Australia, the Bishops have issued an urgent
call for action to achieve justice for those afflicted by poverty in
our affluent society.
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 Tuesday 16 September 2008
Ten days ago, on 6 September, four men were ordained for the priesthood
for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. For the seminary community,
Ordination day is very special because men with whom we have lived for
years are consecrated for service as priests.
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 Monday 15 September 2008
With much demand, World Youth Day 2008 will be releasing a pastoral DVD
collection available for sale from the end of September 2008. A
commemorative book will also be available for sale in mid November.
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 Monday 15 September 2008
Bishop Jorge Solórzano of Matagalpa has warned that the Church schools
in Nicaragua may be threatened with closure in the near future. The
state has announced its intention of cutting its subsidies, with the
result that school fees must inevitably increase to make up the
shortfall. This would mean that many families could no longer afford to
send their children to Catholic schools resulting in the possible
closure of many schools.
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 Friday 12 September 2008
Bishop Christopher Prowse, Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne,
today welcomed the news that Victoria’s State Parliament voted down the
euthanasia bill.
"By rejecting the proposal that assisted suicide is a legitimate way of
resolving the burdens of serious and terminal illness, Parliament
rejected death as a cure for our ills," Bishop Prowse said. "I hope and trust that our Parliament will also determine that the
deliberate destruction of an unborn child is a crime no human law can
claim to legitimise."
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 Wednesday 10 September 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has named Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of
Sydney, to be one of three delegate presidents for the world Synod of
Bishops on the Bible.
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