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Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims

By MARILYN RODRIGUES SYDNEY (OSV News) – The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney’s Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13, in which seven people were killed and a dozen injured, including a nine-month-old baby. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of … Read More about Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims

Kathleen carries on after house fire

By Michael Otto | October 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

by CHRISTINE GOUNDER LOWER HUTT — Even after 22 years, Kathleen Sheehan is dedicated to her volunteer shift at Te Omanga hospice in Lower Hutt,

NZ must be heard more, says cardinal

By Michael Otto | October 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

by MICHAEL OTTO WELLINGTON — The Church needs to have more cardinals from Oceania, says one of the prelates closest to Pope Francis.

Altar server cultural clash becoming an issue in some parishes

By Michael Otto | October 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

by MICHAEL OTTO AUCKLAND — Women and girls serving at the altar is becoming an issue in some parishes

Theologian Schillebeeckx as seen from the south

By Michael Otto | October 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

by PETER GRACE AUCKLAND — The 10th book in a Dominican Series was launched at St Columba Centre in Auckland on September 25.

A loved principal leaves for island school

By Michael Otto | September 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

by PETER GRACE AUCKLAND — The Catholic school system’s loss was the state system’s gain when Henderson principal Kathy Moy-Low was farewelled in a “humbling experience”