The Catholic Enquiry Centre (CEC) is a work of the National Centre for Evangelisation. Since its establishment in 1959, the CEC has played a significant role in journeying with people on the road to becoming a Catholic.
“Yes Lord: Let it be with me according to your Word” (Luke 1:38) is the theme of the Jesus Youth conference to be held from 25-28 April at the Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Melbourne. The conference will also provide an opportunity for Jesus Youth Australia to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its arrival in Australia.
For 37-year-old Matthew Pinson, joining the Jesuits was the perfect way to combine and retain his two greatest passions in life – his Catholic faith and his love of physics.
Mental health care is primarily a pastoral ministry of accompaniment, which is strongly enhanced by an integration of the Catholic faith with the best of psychology, according to Catholic mental health practitioner Shawn van der Linden.
At Easter Vigil Masses recently celebrated across the world, parishes welcomed with great joy many new Catholics. Each of these new members will have undertaken their own unique journey to arrive at the moment of their initiation into our Church. This joyous event, however, is not an end to their initiation journey, but rather an invitation to a life of ongoing transformation, encouraging love of Jesus and the Catholic faith to grow and be strengthened.
What helps our priests express the Good News effectively throughout their lifelong ministry?
Twelve representatives from Australia recently joined 900 attendees from nearly 60 countries in Rome, to explore this topic, sharing challenges and best practices.
More than 12,000km from his home and family in Kenya, Fr Eddie Khaemba CSSP says while it has taken some time to become accustomed to life in a new country, he feels completely at home now as one of Australia’s many migrant priests.
In 2025 the universal Church will celebrate a year of Jubilee with the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope”. In preparation for the Jubilee, Pope Francis has designated 2024 as a Year of Prayer.
This week eight young women from across Australia will meet “virtually” for the first time, as they commence their two-year journey of academic and missionary formation as members of the Young Catholic Women’s Fellowship.
Viewed as a life-changing tool with seemingly limitless possibilities, artificial intelligence (AI) is on the minds and lips of many today, including people of faith.
While some are fascinated by the rise of the technology, others are more cautious and nervous, particularly with regulators struggling to keep up with the pace of its development.
