By MARILYN RODRIGUES SYDNEY (OSV News) – The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney’s Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13, in which seven people were killed and a dozen injured, including a nine-month-old baby. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of … Read More about Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims
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Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
After 16 years, Christchurch diocese’s Catholic ... Read More about Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
Papal Nuncio goes back to Rome
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Festival of New Life date announced
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By KATIE YODER WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Catholic couples and liturgical experts are advising how to observe Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the Latin Church’s penitential season of Lent leading up to Easter – which falls on Valentine’s Day, February 14, this year. The former is a day of prayer, … Read More about Catholic experts share tips for navigating Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day
PARIS (OSV News) – The reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, scheduled for December 8, will be “six months of celebration and praise”, the archbishop of Paris said in a pastoral letter. The iconic cathedral will reopen five years and 10 months after the devastating fire in April, 2019. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich … Read More about Paris Archdiocese reveals how the grandeur of Notre Dame Cathedral’s reopening will look
By NZ CATHOLIC staff A painting that is a modern interpretation and exploration of Mary as Mother of God and mother of all, was unveiled at The Logos Centre – Whānau Maria in central Auckland on December 14. “E Maria e matou whaea (Mary, Our Mother)”, an oil on canvas, … Read More about Law student’s artwork explores theme of Mary, mother of all
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said it continues to receive reports of Catholics, including priests, finding out all the sacraments they have received are invalid because they were baptised years earlier with a formula that was not approved. When a priest or other … Read More about Changing words in sacraments can make them invalid, dicastery warns
Released by the Vatican on February 1, the text of the Pope’s Lenten message focused on God’s call to leave behind the bonds of slavery, with the title, “Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom,” which is from the Book of Exodus (Ex 20:2). The text follows below: Through … Read More about Pope Francis Lenten message 2024 titled ‘Through the desert God leads us to freedom’
Father Michael Pui – the parish priest of Good Shepherd Parish, Hurunui, in North Canterbury – has been appointed national director of MissioNZ, the local face of the Pontifical Mission Societies. He takes over from Fr Bernard Espiritu, SVD, the national director since 2012. The Pontifical Mission Societies are a … Read More about Christchurch diocese priest appointed as national director of MissioNZ (Pontifical Mission Societies in NZ)
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