Some parishes in the Archdiocese of Sydney are going to have to find almost 10 times more income than last year, under a new scheme that imposes an additional levy under the auspices of the Charitable Works Fund.

A Melbourne-based Catholic AIDS agency has expressed concerns over Catholic Mission's invitation to the Ugandan Cardinal who told the BBC that death by AIDS was preferable to using a condom.

The Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle last Saturday held its Diocesan Assembly, Towards the Dawn. The NSW Diocese is one of the few dioceses in Australia to formally consult and collaborate and share responsbility for ministry, in the spirit of Vatican II.

Australia needs to abandon temporary solutions to the priest shortage, according to Columban Fr Charles Rue, who says Catholic communities have a right to an ordained priest from their own culture.