Melbourne News

Monday 25 February 2013

SACRED HEART MISSION, St Kilda yesterday celebrated 30 years serving the community with an Open Day and ‘Race around St Kilda’ event.

Monday 25 February 2013

EDUARDO Verástegui is a man of many talents and much passion. The 38-year-old Mexican, who now lives in Los Angeles, USA, is a Hollywood film producer, actor, singer, model and pro-life advocate and he is in Australia this week to share his story ‘from fame to faith’ and to also launch his latest award-winning film, Crescendo, which made it to the final top 50 for the 2013 Oscar nominations for short film.

Rite of election ceremony

Thursday 20 February 2013

ON Sunday, 17 February, about 900 people across the Archdiocese of Melbourne came together to celebrate the Rite of Election at St Patrick’s Cathedral. The Rite of Election, typically the first Sunday of Lent, is an important step in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) process.

Wednesday 20 February 2013

FILLING St Patrick’s Cathedral to capacity, the majority of Melbourne’s Syro-Malabar Catholic community turned out to greet Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry when he visited Melbourne recently.

Monday 18 February 2013

DRESSED to impress, Melbourne's single Catholics from 25-55 enjoyed a night of fine food, wine and speed dating at Sacred Heart, Kew on Saturday 9 February.

ACU Law students get started

Monday 18 February 2013

TOPICS such as Mabo, land rights, and social change were hot on the agenda at Australian Catholic University’s (ACU) Law Induction Week in Melbourne.

Project Compassion Launch

Friday 15 February 2013

CARITAS AUSTRALIA'S Project Compassion 2013 was launched yesterday in the Archdiocese of Melbourne by Archbishop Denis Hart, with special guest Edson Quezada Rodriguez from Bolivia.

World Day of Prayer for the Sick 2013

Thursday 14 February 2013

ARCHBISHOP Denis Hart celebrated Mass for the World Day of Prayer for the Sick on Friday 8 February at St Brigid’s North Fitzroy.

Fifth Anniversary of National Apology

Wednesday 13 February 2013

MEMBERS of Aboriginal communities, school students and reconciliation supporters gathered at Federation Square, Melbourne, this morning to commemorate the 5^th anniversary of the National Apology.

Wednesday 13 February 2013

THE Community attached to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite -now known as the Catholic Community of Blessed John Henry Newman- celebrated the 10th anniversary of its use of St Aloysius' Church in Caulfield North on Sunday 3 February.

Evangelium Reflections

Wednesday 13 February 2013

OVER the Australia Day weekend sixty-six young people were welcomed to the first Evangelium Summer School, hosted at the Corpus Christi Seminary in Carlton for an intensive three days of study, prayer and fraternity.

Monday 11 February 2013

THE Capuchin Friars Minor of Australia celebrated the ordination to priesthood of three young men at St Patrick’s Cathedral in East Melbourne on Saturday 9 February. The cathedral was full as friends, family and fellow clergy gathered to witness the ordinations of Br Dean Mathieson OFM Cap, Br Benjamin Johnson OFM Cap and Br James Grant OFM Cap.

Melbourne Mass for Religious

Monday 11 February 2013

ON Saturday 2 February, the beautiful feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the main doors of St Patrick’s Cathedral opened to welcome religious living in Melbourne, together with their family and friends to the annual Mass for Religious.

ACU honours inspiring leaders

Friday 8 February 2013

ON FRIDAY 1 February, ACU celebrated two events: the naming of the Philippa Brazill Lecture Theatre and the opening of the St Mary of the Cross Square.

21st World Day of the Sick

Wednesday 6 February 2013

MONDAY 11 February will mark the 21st World Day of the Sick, originally instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1992 to be held each year on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Language of the unheard

Wednesday 6 February 2013

ST Vincent De Paul Society National Council Chief Executive Officer Dr John Falzon's first book, The Language of the Unheard was officially launched in Melbourne by journalist Jeff McMullen on 14 December.

Tuesday 29 January 2013

ST PATRICK'S Cathedral hosted the annual Red Mass on Tuesday to mark the commencement of the legal year in Victoria.

Friday 25 January 2013

WHILE many of us may have been relaxing at home with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, a group of young people from around Australia, including two from the United States, were making a pilgrimage on foot along the east coast of Australia bearing witness to the Gospel message of love.

Youth gather in 'One' voice

Thursday 24 January 2013

YOUTH from across Melbourne gathered for the inaugural event 'One' last Friday night, enjoying a time of spirit-filled Christian worship and preaching. The title of the event 'One' represents the notion of one God, one spirit and one church.

Strengthening bonds

Thursday 17 January 2013

CATHOLICCARE recently held their sixth African Dads and Kids Camp from 23 – 25 November in collaboration with Victoria Police to help refugee families strengthen their family bonds as they adjust to their new lives in Australia.

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