SAINT John Vianney spent 11 to 12 hours a day in the confessional in his parish of Ars. He became famous for it. By 1827, he saw 20,000 pilgrims through his church each year. John's life began at a time when the French Church was under severe persecution...

THIRTY sisters of the Da Lat Lovers of the Holy Cross hurriedly prepared and cooked rice, fish, meat and vegetables, packing meals in foam boxes at the kitchen in their day care centre. Groups of their neighbors and local authorities volunteered to collect...

QUEENSLAND recorded 17 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as the state's south-east remains under lockdown to contain an outbreak of the contagious Delta variant. A cluster, first detected at Indooroopilly State High School in...

LOCKDOWN has forced Iona College to rethink a much-anticipated presentation by Australian of the Year, Grace Tame. Instead of a face-to-face event for more than 2000 ticket holders at the college's new Provence Centre tomorrow night (August 7), Ms Tame...

THE Vatican has released the official image for the upcoming World Meeting of Families, produced by renowned Jesuit artist Father Marko Rupnik and dedicated to the Wedding at Cana. The striking image is reminiscent of the mosaic works and painted panels...

Here we journey with Sr Catherine-Ann and Sr Marie Tania to get an insight into the life of a Carmelite Sister. We discover why they chose religious life, the importance of prayer, the Carmelite charism, day to day activities inside the monastery and...