THE oldest human being in the world is Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old nun from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande ...

IT was a Christmas to remember for former Tamil refugee Redson Selvam as he joyfully reunited with his family after 12 long ...

POPE Francis has appointed Consolata Missionary Sister Simona Brambilla to be the first woman to lead a Vatican dicastery, ...

POPE Francis has appointed Salvatorian Father George Kolodziej, as the new bishop of a vast diocese in Western Australia, the ...

By Terry Lees THE story of the Three Wise Magi depicts the journey of renowned men who diligently and wholeheartedly ...

WHEN Catholics go to Rome for the Holy Year, their journey should have the specific goal of encountering and listening to ...

BRISBANE couple Anne and Patrick McNulty have received a papal award for their longstanding and ongoing contribution to the ...

By Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy MY mind goes back to this time, two years ago when I visited the Holy Lands. The ...

ONCE again, we gaze into the Christmas crib and are amazed by its simplicity. It is easy to forget that this tiny baby also ...

‘The people that walked in darkness has seen a great light: on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has shone.’ (From the readings of Midnight Mass). THIS reading from the Prophet Isaiah ...

CHRISTMAS isn’t just about the birth of the Child who is God-with-us. It’s certainly about that, but it’s also about the human response to the birth of the Child. That’s why the Magi are such a part ...