Friday 18 May 2012

On Saturday 12 May, Bishop Peter Elliott celebrated Mass for the Schoenstatt Community at the Pallotine Centre, Kew. The celebration marked the sixtieth anniversary of Archbishop Daniel Mannix’s blessing of the Schoenstatt chapel, built in the grounds of the Pallottine Centre.

Thursday 17 May 2012

Thirty-seven tertiary students from the Catholic Overseas Student Down Under (COSDU) of The University of Melbourne participated in its annual Easter camp held during the Easter Weekend (6 April – 9 April) at Wesley Point Camp in the vicinity of Lake Eppalock.

Thursday 17 May 2012

What is feminism? Can a feminist be pro-life? What is a culture of life and love, and how can this be presented to the world? These were some of the questions posed at the Anima conference on Saturday 12 May at the Cardinal Knox Centre, in East Melbourne.

Tuesday 15 May 2012

May 20-26 is National Palliative Care Week.  Driven by Palliative Care Australia, the week aims to raise national awareness about palliative care and to spark interest and conversation about what palliative care offers to Australians.

Sunday 13 May 2012

On 3 January 2012, the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, during Mass in the chapel at Genazzano FCJ College, Fransisca Arti Setiati—Sisca—pronounced her final vows, which were received by Judith Routier FCJ, provincial leader, and witnessed by Maryrose Dennehy FCJ and Marion Dooley FCJ.

Friday 11 May  2012

WHEN Madeleine O'Brien was 19 years old, she travelled with her father to one of the poorest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It was an experience that would have a profound and lasting impact.

Thursday 10 May 2012

Inside the gates of Aegis Park Oval (formerly Arden Street Oval),the home ground of the North Melbourne Football Club (NMFC), lies The Huddle, a learning centre that provides education to young people aged between nine and 25 who may otherwise be marginalised.

Thursday 10 May 2012

“Everyone has faith and everyone is a believer,” according to Extraordinary Professor of Law, Prof. Iain Benson, who was in Melbourne this week as a guest of the Ambrose Centre for Religious Liberty. He also said that we should stop using the term ‘secular’ as it only “confuses things”.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

You are invited to support the Melbourne Archbishop's Charitable Fund, Chaplaincy Sunday Appeal for 2012, which will be held on Sunday 20 May in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

AUSTRALIAN Catholic University (ACU) psychology student Karen McAlear has been awarded the first ever Australian Psychological Society (APS) Study Bursary for People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Descent.

Tuesday 8 May 2012

The Fr Rob Galea and Gary Pinto concert, hosted by Flame Youth Group, drew a crowd of more than 700 to St Mary MacKillop's Church in Keilor Downs on Sunday 25 March.

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Around 60 members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul gathered in Melbourne on Saturday 5 May to consider how best to meet the needs of those who are caught up in the criminal justice system.

Friday 4 May 2012

The Seminary Church of the Sacred Heart Carlton has become the proud home of a small pipe organ in the sanctuary.

Thursday 3 May 2012

On Tuesday May 1 2012 Vicar General of Melbourne Mgr Greg Bennet officially launched the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s Workplace Giving Program.

Thursday 3 May 2012

Pope Benedict XVI has bestowed the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice on Mrs Madge Fahy, immediate past National President of the Catholic Women’s League of Australia (CWLA).