“I was in prison, and you visited me” (Matthew 25:36).
These words of Jesus are a source of constant inspiration for Tony Stuart in his role as a Catholic prison chaplain. Tony, who is based in Goulburn, New South Wales, has for the past three-and-a-half years been a familiar visitor to about 400 inmates at the local jail.
The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn recently launched the Year of the Holy Spirit 2023-2024, which builds upon the foundation laid during the previous Year of Walking Together.
The Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry is pleased to announce applications are now open for the Australian Catholic Young Women’s Fellowship for 2024-2025.
Science and faith are a harmonious pair that operate in unison on a shared path to truth, enriching and supporting each other, according to Catholic teaching expressed by Pope Francis and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The Church in Australia is “consistently poor” at providing adequate support and accompaniment for migrant priests and needs to urgently improve its efforts, according to Brisbane Auxiliary Bishop Tim Norton SVD.
Each young person is gifted and called by God and our role as educators is to help these gifts emerge and bear fruit. Catholics believe the conferring of charism takes place at Baptism, Confirmation and in other moments of our Christian life.
Clergy workload, mental health and cultural challenges for overseas-born priests were some of the issues discussed at a recent national gathering of clergy life and ministry diocesan directors.
All the baptised are called to be missionary disciples in the circumstances of their life, according to Archbishop Julian Porteous, who recently published a new book exploring how Catholics can contribute to the Church’s mission.
Australian pilgrims to World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal, came together for the traditional Australian gathering on August 1, just hours prior to the official commencement of WYD.
Evangelise Plus offers digital resources for all Catholics, from those seeking to learn more about Jesus and the Catholic faith, to those in ministry and leadership roles. A podcast recently updated by the National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE) supports both audiences as they are involved in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).
