As the coffers empty for many churches across the country, there are fears purpose-built pipe organs will be sold, scrapped and mothballed out of existence.
'Zoomers want authenticity': These young Catholics are choosing a dead language over a modernising Pope
A Melbourne church is defying the Pope with a centuries-old service in a dead language. Why are so many young Catholics travelling hours to get there?
Photo shows a young man in a white robe leads a procession of priests through a Catholic churchNo birthday party for this 100-year-old Wurlitzer pipe organ, as it struggles to find young love
In the loft above a church in Warragul, east of Melbourne, is a room that makes a magical sound, but the caretakers of this 100-year-old Wurlitzer pipe organ worry its spell may be lost in history as young people show little interest.
Photo shows A man with white hair looks up smiling into the light. There are organ pipes in the room around him.Why you might hear organ music echoing through the bush in this Victorian ghost town
Down a sandy road in the middle of the Mallee scrub sits a small church with a very big organ. So how did it come to be there?
Photo shows A man sits and plays a huge wooden and grey steel piped organ that towers over him in a small churchChild sex abuse charges against retired priest David Lancini dropped after prosecution fails to provide evidence
The lawyer of a prominent Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a boy has told the court the claims against his client had been either fabricated or mistaken.
Photo shows An elderly man in a blue polo shirt stands before a cement staircase.Catholic Church facing lawsuit over historic sex abuse allegations at West Australian school
Michael Cornes alleges a clergyman and teacher sexually abused him at St Cecilia's Primary School in Port Hedland during 1994 and is taking legal action against the Catholic Church.
Photo shows boy in school uniform with yellow hat and blue collared shirt stands in front of utility vehicleHousing advocates call for new houses on empty church land in Queensland
Yes In Faith's Backyard Queensland, a working group including the Brisbane Catholic Archdiocese and Q Shelter, is lobbying the state government to allow faith-based organisations to build housing on their land.
Photo shows A man and a woman next to a churchBishop delivers first mass since alleged stabbing at Sydney church
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has returned to the same Wakeley church where he was stabbed and given his first sermon since the alleged terror incident.
Photo shows Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivers a mass for the first time after his alleged stabbingCatholic Diocese says ribbons supporting child sex abuse survivors will be removed, but wants to talk about their future
The Diocese of Ballarat says it will remove ribbons tied outside St Patrick's Cathedral on Saturday morning, for the ageing wrought-iron fence to be painted.
Photo shows Colourful ribbons on a church ground fence'You feel you are embraced': Why the church is the first port of call for many African migrants
For some African migrants to Australia, religion can be an essential part of finding acceptance, support and community.
Photo shows A young Black man wear a white shirt, black tie and blue jumper, and stands looking thoughtful.Holy Night in the Holy City surrounded by death
This Christmas morning, Rev David Pileggi will rise early in the old city of Jerusalem, don his clerical garb and walk next door to officiate at Christmas services, sharing a message of defiant hopefulness.
Photo shows The interior of a sandstone church, with high sculptural windows of stained glassHow a devastating factory fire on the other side of the world affected historic Sydney church
About 50 years after it was installed, the church's existing pipe organ was past its prime and a "bit of a mongrel", particularly for a church with music at its core.
Photo shows David Drury a freelance musician and organist at St. James' Church SydneyPriest declares 'church the winner' in battle with lightning storm ahead of Christmas
Two bolts of lightning struck the Catholic Church in central NSW on Tuesday night, sending "an explosion" of bricks onto the road.
Photo shows Pigeons on a church towerDried fruit, sherry and cake batter helped this country church stay afloat for 16 years
When St Mark's Anglican Church in the small Victorian town of Elmhurst faced closure more than a decade ago, its parishioners came up with a sweet idea.
Photo shows A woman in a white shirt and apron leans back while offering you a piece of fruit cake. Red teacup sits nearby'An impossible dream': What it's like building Barcelona's La Sagrada Família 140 years on
Antoni Gaudí's La Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona still has no firm completion date 140 years after construction started. This is what it's like trying to carry on the visionary's legacy.
Photo shows La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona with a crane near one of the towersA group of ministers want to open their churches at night — but they are not 'pushing' religion, just a place to stay
A growing number of churches are teaming up in their local areas to provide beds for the homeless in winter, with a group of ministers in north-west Tasmania hoping to create a blueprint for others.
Photo shows A homeless person sleeping on bench in the Brisbane CBDExploring Australia's forgotten churches, and their weird and wonderful new uses
Deserted churches can be found across Australia as monuments to a bygone era. But not all deconsecrated holy places are destined for a lonely, forgotten existence.
Photo shows The front of an old church. The main body of the church is missing after being burned down.Legal firm calls for potential witnesses to historical child sexual abuse allegations at church
A legal firm has sent a call out for potential information about alleged historical child sexual abuse regarding the Shepparton branch of the Revival Centres Church from the late 1980s to the early 2010s.
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