Catholic Institute of Education’s 40 years of Creating Futures
In 1985 the bishops founded the Catholic Institute of Education. We look at 40 years of the role the CIE has...
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Twenty-Six Candidates Walk in the Light at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Mmakau
By Daluxolo Moloantoa – Most Holy Redeemer Church in Mmakau, northwest of Pretoria, celebrated a heartfelt Sacrament of Confirmation ceremony...
Mass Readings: 14 December – 21 December, 2025
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday December 14, 3rd Sunday of Advent Is 35: 1-6a, 10...
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today, the Church honours the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 9 months before the nativity...
Are Christmas Trees Pagan?
Question: If it is true that the custom of putting up a Christmas tree was originally a pagan practice, is...
Pope Leo’s First Teaching
Last month, I talked about our care for the poor, since it was one of the November focuses of the...
What the Pope Said This Week
Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences – 30 November — Video Message to the Australian Catholic Youth...
Hayden’s Christmas Miracle at St Joseph’s Home
When seven-year-old Hayden was admitted to St Joseph’s Intermediate Paediatric Care in March this year, his prognosis was touch-and-go. Tuberculous meningitis...
Papal commission votes against ordaining women deacons
By Carol Glatz, CNS – A commission set up by Pope Francis to study women deacons has voted against the...
