The Australian Catholic Education Conference has kicked off today, Wednesday 20th August 2025, with more than 1,450 delegates from across Australia and overseas. The conference is taking place in the beautiful location of Tropical Cairns FNQ.
The conference theme is Hope, Anchored in Faith
For the month of August, not only are we looking at four of our saints whose Feast days are approaching, but also commemorate a significant event – the Assumption of Mary.
There are many empowering saints whose Feast Days we celebrate in July. In this month’s blog, we cover saints as young as 11 to the elderly parents of Mary, grandparents of Jesus.
During the first half of 2025, the Understanding Faith team have been working on some new features and updated content.
This update will be completed during the school holidays so there is no disruption to your RE lessons. You can expect the following changes to be live in our 2025 midyear update.
This month we highlight and honour the lives of some very significant figures in the Church. Each of these saints celebrated in June inspire us to live a life of compassion, purpose and witness.
We are currently in the middle of Reconciliation Week for 2025, with this year’s theme of Bridging Now to Next, which reflects the connection between the past, the present and the future.
This Sunday, we celebrate Mother’s Day. A day to thank and honour our maternal mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, spiritual mothers, and women who have played a motherly role in our lives. The Catholic faith holds a profound reverence for motherhood as both a biological vocation and a spiritual calling.
White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel around 6pm in Rome, signaling the decision of a newly elected Pope. Born Robert Francis Prevost, the cardinal accepted his duties as the 267th pope and chose the name Pope Leo XIV. He has made history by being the first US elected pope.
There are many wonderful saints whose Feast Days are celebrated in May. In this blog, we touch on 6 of them, 2 of which who share the same day. Each of these saints displayed unwavering devotion and dedication to their faith, with incredibly inspiring stories.
