Catholic Groups Warn Australian Lawmakers: No Such Thing As ‘Harmless’ Pornography
Advocates have been warning for years of the detrimental effects of pornography, including the harm it does to young people who consume it.
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Australia Just Banned Minors Under Age 16 From Social Media — What Are Catholics Saying?
Prominent commentators weigh the potential good, and pitfalls, of the new legislation.
Australian Archbishop: Synod on Synodality Cannot ‘Reinvent the Catholic Faith’
As one of 15 bishops on the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops for the Synod on Synodality, Archbishop Fisher attended the first session of the synodal assembly in October 2023 and is back in Rome this month for the second session.
Tony Abbott Says Catholics Need More ‘Character, Conviction and Courage’
Tony Abbott, PM from 2013 to 2015, shares his views on the political stakes facing the Western world and his longtime friendship with the late Cardinal George Pell.
Sainthood Cause Advances for Eileen O’Connor, Lay Woman and Mystic
She could become Australia’s second saint.
Australian Archbishop Calls for Faith Protections in Wake of Shelved Religious Bill
The archbishop emphasized that in the absence of new protections, existing safeguards should remain intact.
Australian Bishop Hails U.S. Eucharistic Congress as Model for Global Catholic Renewal
The bishop noted that the congress, which drew over 50,000 participants from all 50 states and 17 countries, demonstrated the power of Eucharistic devotion to unite and energize the faithful.
St. Mary MacKillop, Pray for Us!
The life of Australia’s Mary MacKillop, this brave nun who remained fixed on Christ’s mission for her, is both inspiration and balm.
Judge Blocks Australia’s Worldwide Ban on Bishop Attack Video
COMMENTARY: The most recent attempt by an Australian government entity to enforce its rulings beyond national borders alarmed internet users worldwide and earned a rebuke from an Australian federal judge.
Australian Archbishop Faces Criticism Over Pastoral Letter on Human Dignity
In the letter, Archbishop Porteous reiterated the Church’s teaching on the complementarity of the sexes, the sanctity of marriage, and the protection of life from conception to natural death.
