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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MANILA, Philippines (CNS) – Priests in the Philippines will be allowed to mark the foreheads of Catholics on Ash Wednesday, ending a two-year ban on the Lenten tradition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines made the announcement on February 27, just as the government announced the relaxing of Covid-19 measures … Read More about Filipinos can get ashes on foreheads for first time in two years
The leaders of New Zealand’s four main Christian denominations have released a statement on Russian aggression in Ukraine. The leaders are Right Rev. Hamish Galloway (moderator, Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand), Andrew Doubleday (president, Methodist Church of New Zealand), Cardinal John Dew (Archbishop of Wellington) and Archbishop Don Tamihere/Archbishop … Read More about NZ Church leaders issue statement on Russia aggression in Ukraine
As we head into the eye of the Omicron storm, I am wondering how much disruption there will be this year? How much face-to-face school will the kids get? Will we be doing more online school this year? How many birthdays in our household will be in isolation? The more … Read More about How much disruption will there be this year?
Auckland diocese staff were saddened and shocked at the sudden death of one of their colleagues, Angela McKinstry of the diocesan finance team, over the summer holidays. Ms McKinstry, aged 61, had suffered a critical medical event a few days before her death in Wellington on January 13. A requiem … Read More about Akld diocese staff mourn much-loved colleague
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis will not be attending a public event on Ash Wednesday so he can rest a painful knee, the Vatican said. The Pope did not go to Florence on February 27, and he will not preside over Ash Wednesday Mass on March 2. This is … Read More about Pope ordered to rest painful knee
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As Russia continued its assault on Ukraine and Russian troops pressed toward the capital, Kyiv, Pope Francis left the Vatican on February 25 to pay a visit to the Russian ambassador to the Holy See. The Pope went to the embassy, located at the end of the main … Read More about Pope visits Russian Embassy to express concern over war
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