A royal commission recommends that the Australian Catholic Church ask the Vatican to lift its celibacy requirement for clergy and require that evidence of abuse revealed in confession be reported.

Australian Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative and former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations, died on Tuesday at the age of 81, his ...

Australian Catholic school workers threatened with ... Around 25,000 teachers and school workers within the private Catholic system in the state of Victoria are voting today and tomorrow on a ...

Throughout his remarkable lifetime, Father James Kelly has baptised thousands of people, married thousands more, ministered ...

BC, Australian Catholic University to collaborate. Boston College and ACU sign a Memorandum of Understanding and a Study Abroad and Exchange agreement to provide new opportunities for students, ...

Australian Catholic schools and universities are the pride of the global church. No other country gives them such generous public funding. Rome would like to have this replicated elsewhere, ...

Father John Vespa from Australia, one of the thirty-two deacons ordained by the Pope in St. Peter’s Basilica, shares his ...

Cardinal Bychok light-heartedly described it as "the best time of my life" and encouraged everyone to give it a go. "Just try! Try to turn off your phone at least for 24 hours or at least — my phone ...

Convicted of being part of a gang that murdered Australian missionary Graham Stewart Staines and his two young sons 26 years ago, Chanchu became a Christian in April 2025, aged 39. (Photo: UCA News) A ...

Federal taxpayers are funding a $2b private school disability scheme, with whistleblowers revealing vulnerable students often ...

In classrooms and school yards across Australia they inspire our children to learn, dream and stay connected. But many ...

Our students are in good hands, with Australia’s finest teachers variously described in their “report cards” as inspiring, ...