The late Cardinal Pell was a larger-than-life figure known for his outspoken orthodoxy and bluntness, as well as for being infamously jailed and then dramatically exonerated by the Australian courts. But what was Pell like […]
Cardinal George Pell was a larger-than-life figure in the recent history of the Catholic Church. This is, of course, a figurative and even literal statement: he physically towered over his fellow cardinals, and had a […]
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. / Credit: Melbourne’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral | Credit Jay Miller / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
CNA Newsroom, Aug 14, 2024 / 10:32 am (CNA).
An Australian archbishop is urging the government to maintai… […]
St. Mary’s Catherdral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. / Credit: Joern/Shutterstock
CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2024 / 14:02 pm (CNA).
Australia’s bishops have published a guide for pastors and other faith ministers to help them provide “spiritual s… […]
Bishop Richard Umbers. / Credit: Archdiocese of Sydney
Sydney, Australia, Jul 23, 2024 / 09:27 am (CNA).
As the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis drew to a close, an Australian bishop praised the event as a model for revitalizing th… […]
City skyline in Sydney, Australia. / Irina Sokolovskaya/Shutterstock
CNA Newsroom, May 24, 2024 / 13:32 pm (CNA).
A new report by the Catholic Church in Australia shows a drop in Mass attendance in 2021, a year heavily affected by pandemic rest… […]
Archbishop Julian Porteous. / Credit: Archdiocese of Hobart
CNA Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 15:22 pm (CNA).
An Australian archbishop has been criticized for his pastoral letter addressing human dignity and legislative challenges to religious and p… […]
Aboriginal dancers perform an Indigenous welcome ceremony at the opening Mass formally celebrating the start of World Youth Day 2008 at Barangaroo on July 15, 2008, in Sydney. / Credit: Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images
CNA Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 1… […]
A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was s… […]
Forensic police are seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the alter during … […]
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