NAIDOC Week
The theme of NAIDOC week this year is "Healing Country" Country is inherent to our identity.It sustains our lives in every aspect - spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and culturally.It is… Read More »NAIDOC Week
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1945: Blessed Peter To Rot
On this day in 1945 Blessed Peter To Rot was martyred in Papua New Guinea. Find out more about his life here.
St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions
Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese soldier who accompanied Bishop John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse of the Paris Foreign Mission Society to his martyrdom in Beijing. Not long after his baptism,… Read More »St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions
World Population Day
World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues.
1971: Aboriginal Flag first flown, Adelaide SA
Does your parish, school or Catholic organisation fly the Aboriginal flag? If not, perhaps you can consider doing so on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday and other special dates… Read More »1971: Aboriginal Flag first flown, Adelaide SA
1995: Proclamation of Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag as official flags of Australia
Did you know that the Australian national flag is not the only official flag of Australia? The Australian Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag were proclaimed as official flags… Read More »1995: Proclamation of Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag as official flags of Australia
St Bonaventure
Saint Bonaventure ... played an important role in both the medieval Church and the history of the Franciscan Order. A senior faculty member at the University of Paris, Saint Bonaventure… Read More »St Bonaventure
World Youth Skills Day
This day highlights the importance of youth skills because rising youth unemployment is seen as one of the most significant problems facing economies and societies in the world today, both… Read More »World Youth Skills Day
1945: Detonation of the first atomic bomb, New Mexico USA
"Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and humanity itself. It merits unequivocal… Read More »1945: Detonation of the first atomic bomb, New Mexico USA