 Thursday 24 July 2008
The leader of the Vatican's evangelisation congregation addressed
Anglicans gathered at the Lambeth conference on the theme of sharing
the Gospel in today's world.
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 Wednesday 23 July 2008
Litteræ Catholicæ (‘Catholic
Writings’) aims to bring people together, as a new Catholic social club
in Melbourne, to read and discuss Catholic books and writings.
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 Wednesday 23 July 2008
With the phenomenal success of World Youth Day highlighting a fervent
religious spirit amongst youth in Australia, research conducted by the
De La Salle Brothers has found that 62% of young Australians turn to
God through prayer regularly, with many admitting to doing so on a
daily basis. 22% of respondents also said that prayer helped them get
through tough times when things were going wrong in their life.
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 Wednesday 23 July 2008
By Dennis Sadowski
"Humanae Vitae" ("Of Human Life"), Pope Paul
VI's encyclical on artificial contraception and the role of procreation
in marriage, turns 40 on 25 July and seems to be finding new life
across the United States of America.
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 Wednesday 23 July 2008
In what is often seen as one of the most
intensely secular nations in the world, Australia received a wake-up
call: the faith of the Church on public display over the weeklong
celebrations of World Youth Day.
For young Catholics used to seeing a steady annual decline in figures
such as Mass attendance -- now estimated at approximately 13 percent of
Catholics nationally -- and feeling like the only young person in the
local parish, the sight of an estimated 300,000 pilgrims from around
the nation and overseas may well have provided a much-needed shot in
the arm.
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 Wednesday 23 July 2008
By Catherine Smibert
At Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that the next World Youth
Day will be hosted by the Archdiocese of Madrid, red and yellow flags
went flying up across the field in Sydney's Southern Cross Precinct.
Nineteen-year-old Paola Callas and 20-year-old Miriam Ramírez said they
couldn't emphasise enough the importance of this event for their
country.
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 Wednesday 22 July 2008
Tim Fischer, a former Australian deputy prime
minister, has been appointed the country’s first resident ambassador to
the Holy See.
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the surprise announcement
while bidding farewell to Pope Benedict XVI at Sydney's International
Airport.
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 Tuesday 22 July 2008
By Anthony Barich
Cardinal George Pell said the private pastoral visit Benedict XVI had
with victims of sexual abuse by clergy was positive and particularly
moving.
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Wednesday 16 July 2008
Benedict XVI is calling for
solidarity and responsibility in national and international policies on
water, saying water is a right and profit should not be the only reason
to protect it.
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 Tuesday 15 July 2008
The University of Notre Dame Australia celebrated the Blessing
and Official Opening of its Darlinghurst Campus and Medical School in
Sydney on Sunday 13 July 2008.
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 Monday 14 July 2008
The Melbourne Senatus of the Legion of Mary has a new president,
Brother Rick Hayes. The former president, Brother Kevin Cross, has just
completed two three-year terms. He is, therefore, ineligible to
continue presiding. Under Brother Cross’s leadership, the Melbourne
Senatus has steadily grown in the face of a general decline in
participation rates within voluntary organisations.
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 Friday 11 July 2008
On Wednesday, the 9th July, 2008, representatives from the Chaldean Catholic community met with representatives of Archbishop Denis Hart to discuss the protest held at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne on Sunday, the 6th July, 2008.
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 Wednesday 9 July 2008
By David Hartline
For many who have left the Catholic Church, there is often a great
desire to come home. However, fear and guilt often lead many to put off
the gnawing decision to return to the Church.
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 Wednesday 9 July 2008
The Association of the
Miraculous Medal was given pontifical approval 100 years ago today, and
a centenary is beginning to mark the anniversary.
Vincentian
Father Gregory Gay, superior-general of the association, announced the
centenary that will run through Nov. 20, 2009, when the group will have
its third international meeting.
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 Wednesday 9 July 2008
The Catholic lay Focolare movement elected a new president, the first after the death of its founder in March. Maria Voce, 70, was elected Monday at the movement's general assembly.
She succeeds the founder, Chiara Lubich.
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 Wednesday 9 July 2008
The translation of the Proper
of Seasons for use in the United States is stalled, after it failed to
garner the approval of two-thirds of the nation's Latin rite bishops.
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Wednesday 9 July 2008
Benedict XVI has affirmed to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
that only generosity will ensure that the Millennium Development Goals
meet their deadline.
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 Wednesday 9 July 2008
By Kathleen Naab
A Church of England decision to pave the way for the episcopal
ordination of women is an obstacle to union with the Catholic Church,
the Vatican affirmed.
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 Tueday 8 July 2008
The governing body of the new
Christian Brothers Oceania Province has endorsed a set of strategic
directions for the religious congregation in the region for the next
six years.
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 Tuesday 8 July 2008
Catholic Religious Australia has a new President following the group’s 32nd national assembly in Melbourne last week.
Sister Clare Condon, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, will be CRA President for the next two years.
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