4+ hour, 10+ min ago  (754+ words) This Sunday we start to see the early organisation of the new Christian church. This is where our deacons came from " men who'weren't'in the group of apostles, but who were reliable and helpful. Their first job was to ensure that…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (631+ words) A new analysis from Pew Research Center has found that Catholicism has lost more members than it has gained in most of the 24 countries surveyed, while Protestantism has seen net gains in several nations, especially Latin America. The shifts are…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (480+ words) The Chaldean Catholic Church is one of 23 Eastern rite Churches in the Catholic Church. In its'liturgy'it uses the East Syriac Rite and the Syriac language." As Mar Paulos III'Nona'said in'his address'in Sydney'on 21 April, "Our Chaldean Church is an ancient and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (865+ words) Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the US Catholic'bishops' conference denounced the violence and called for all…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (185+ words) As the US and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministries are calling for prayer and support for some 20, 000 souls trapped at sea. "Many of our chaplains are trying to reach out to see how we…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (419+ words) Who would have thought that when Charlotte Ollivier joined her brother and signed up for the Sydney Catholic Schools rowing program back in 2023, within three years she would win gold at the 2026 Australian Rowing Championships at Lake Barrington in Tasmania?...

5+ day, 3+ min ago  (583+ words) There is a particular kind of discipline that the Royal Australian Navy instils in its officers. A capacity to assess, to interrogate, to weigh evidence and act decisively. For Jared Karchel, logistics officer and father of two, that same discipline…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (593+ words) Pope Francis named St Gregory of Narek a Doctor of the Church in 2015. I had never heard of this saint. Who was he? St Gregory of Narek was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk and theologian. He is considered…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (604+ words) Pardon the Latin-rooted neologism, but if "patricide" works for murdering your father and "regicide" for taking out a king, why not "ecclesiacide" for trying to kill an entire church?" Yet we now know for certain, and from primary source material…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (588+ words) And then, accompanied by unending applause, a rolling chorus of Alleluias, and piercing ululation, the serene and smiling man whom the faithful of the St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean & Assyrian Catholic Diocese of Australia and New Zealand had been waiting…...