3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (954+ words) As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. “Twenty-five years have elapsed since that day and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (751+ words) A former convent in Annandale is now a presbytery, parish office and gathering place for the amalgamated parish of St Brendan Annandale and St Michael the Archangel Stanmore and, for the people who worked for it, the clearest sign yet…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (315+ words) The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the Diocese of Parramatta have joined together to collaborate and provide a healing and support service for people who have experienced harm within a church context, as well as their family members and others…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (906+ words) By Ann M. Augherton / Arlington Catholic Herald, OSV News At 9:37am on 11 September, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington killing 184 people – 125 people inside the Pentagon and 53 passengers and six crew members aboard the plane. Twenty-five years later, the repaired…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1305+ words) On 11 September, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it. Many Catholic clergy and religious ministered…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) The ordination took place at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church in Melbourne. In his homily, Bishop Tarabay reflected on the Gospel encounter between Christ and St Peter. He reminded the faithful that priesthood begins not in human perfection but…...