2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (991+ words) In February 2025, Daniel Petrina joined a'group of young Croatian Catholics at the'Benedict XVI Retreat Centre'in its bushland setting north-west of Sydney'for a weekend'retreat.' It combined talks by clergy with Mass, good food, and even a workout. There, he says, he…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (765+ words) Michael Brown's article on the'Family Law Act'stirred up'The Catholic Weekly's Facebook page.'I think we can all agree that divorce is awful for everyone, especially for Brown." As a family law specialist, he spends all day with divorces, including the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (471+ words) While Catholics have been accustomed to the famed silver papal staff featuring the suffering of Christ crucified and used by the pontiffs for decades, a new staff, or crosier, used by Pope Leo XIV, emphasised the victory of the risen…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (601+ words) This year marks the50thanniversary of one of the most ambitious social experiments in Australian history. On 6 January 1976, the newly created Family Court of Australia opened its doors, bringing to life the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and the concept of "no-fault divorce....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (541+ words) Just as we wouldn't leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptised in the splendour and beauty of the Sistine Chapel 11 January. The tradition of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (940+ words) Pope Leo XIV embraced the youth of Rome " both literally and with his words " during a 10 January meeting with the young people of the Diocese of Rome, telling them to choose real relationships over digital isolation. It's "always better to…...