Archbishop Fisher: a strong voice who inspires affection
January 31, 2019
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Australia’s second youngest archbishop, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP of Sydney, has made quite an impression on the global Church. Speaking
Australian Catholics say farewell to the John Paul II Institute
December 20, 2018
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Last month, more than 70 people gathered for a formal farewell commemorating the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and
New Zealand: The ‘new normal’
September 20, 2018
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Lay people are taking on priests’ former duties in the country’s largest diocese New Zealand’s only cardinal, John Dew of
Council of confusion
September 13, 2018
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Australian Catholics are preparing for a ‘plenary council’. But the Church is in danger of encouraging false expectations Jump on
Australia: Seal of disapproval
June 21, 2018
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Laws requiring priests to break the Seal of Confession have shocked the Church “This week we have seen the full
Australia: Grief and prayer
May 31, 2018
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An archbishop’s conviction for failing to report abuse has shocked Catholics The month of May has not been easy for
The Australian Church is in desperate trouble
November 30, 2017
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In 2017, the Church has endured an abuse crisis, lost a same-sex marriage vote and failed to stop euthanasia. Can it recover?
Crisis of faith
November 30, 2017
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This Sunday marks the beginning of a new year (Year B, to be precise) in the Church’s liturgical calendar. That
Australia has voted for gay marriage – and religious freedom is already in peril
November 23, 2017
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Social conservatives have found they are very much in the minority. Now their freedoms may be vanishing as well
No love in Australia’s same-sex marriage debate
September 7, 2017
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The campaign has been marred by bullying, vilification and media bias
No love in this marriage debate
September 7, 2017
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Australia is in the middle of a colour war, but it has nothing to do with race. The rainbow has
World meeting of Russian Catholics hailed as ‘last hurrah’ for movement
March 3, 2017
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Organiser says the Eastern Church, started by the ‘Newman of Russia’, is in danger of being lost to history