CARDINAL-designate Mykola Bychok said his nomination by Pope Francis to join the College of Cardinals had come as a great surprise. "I am certainly feeling excited because this appointment is...

SEVERAL Catholics have banded together to create a support system for Catholics on the autism spectrum. Autistic Catholics, an online resource and support group, kicked off this week with the...

OTTOMAN forces gathered in freshly conquered Cyprus and mustered to take Venice and Rome - and all of Christian Europe from there. They struck fear on land and sea. "The...

POPE Francis has named 21 news cardinals including one for Australia - Bishop Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne. The announcement...

THE beauty of sacred music never diminishes, Christopher Trikilis says. "We live in a world of endless sound," the 39-year-old St Stephen's Cathedral music director said. "Everywhere you go, there's...

HELENA McIlwain's dream to build a house for young adults living with disabilities is coming true. Her mum, dad and sister - surrounded by family, friends and supporters - turned...

THINK 21st Century romance and you probably imagine dating apps, selfies and clubs - but more and more young Catholics are putting their love life in God's hands. Ashton D'Mello,...

IN 1219, at the height of the Fifth Crusade, St Francis travelled to the Middle East with the aim of converting the Sultan to Christianity and ending the bloodshed. The...

BELOVED 10-year-old Schnauzer Strudel, who nearly lost her life last year, was among the line-up of animals blessed by chaplain and Scalabrinian Father Steve Michelat Australian Catholic University yesterday. Strudel's...