Bishop Julian Porteous, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney, today released a message from Cardinal George Pell in relation to the proposed abortion legislation before the Victorian Upper House.

His Eminence Cardinal Pell wishes to extend his solidarity with all…

(Homily from opening Mass for World Youth Day 2008) 

We all know that Christ Our Lord is often described as the Good Shepherd of today’s responsorial psalm. We are told that he leads us near restful waters, revives our flagging spirits, enables us…

Mystery of Life Grand Prix Award Address
Seoul, South Korea

There is deep confusion today about the place and value of the human person in the world. Our concern for concern the physical ecology or the world is not always matched by…

Gill Hicks from Adelaide, Australia had both her legs blown off in the London underground bombings of July, 2005.

Last weekend she attended a meeting of 340 non-Muslim and 40 Muslim Australians at the Old Parliament House, Canberra. Chosen from a…

The arrival into Sydney of the Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II on Shrove Tuesday overshadowed the start on Ash Wednesday of Lent, the forty day period Christians use for prayer and penance to prepare for the celebration of Christ's death…

Democracy is never unqualified. We are used to speaking of "liberal democracy", which as currently understood is a synonym for "secular democracy". In Europe there are parties advocating "Christian Democracy". Lately there has been interest in the possibility of "Islamic…