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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ROME (CNS) – Women around the world are participating in the process of the Synod of Bishops, but many of them fear that, despite promises, their voices will not be heard, said speakers at a webinar in Rome. “We have to deal with the fears,” Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of … Read More about Many women feel their voices will be ignored in synod, speakers say
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Responding to 11 questions it said had been raised about Pope Francis’ document restricting celebrations of the pre-Vatican II Mass, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments offered a few concessions to bishops, but insisted the entire Latin-rite Catholic Church must move toward celebrating only one … Read More about Vatican answers questions on limits regarding pre-Vatican II Mass
There are so many ways to just waste time. At what point is it relaxation – which is valid – and at what point is it just lazy and a waste? We have so many things vying for our attention these days. Anyone with any social media accounts knows how easy it is to get lost scrolling and scrolling through. This … Read More about Wasting time
by FR MICHAEL HILL, IC One hundred and fifty years ago no one had any conception of the Internet or other modern means of communication. There was no TV, no radio, no cinema, no music hall, and many ordinary people were illiterate. Communication therefore was almost exclusively via the spoken word. Preaching was a prized … Read More about All-but-forgotten Rosminian was a powerful preacher
The bishops and congregational leaders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand will closely study the interim redress report of the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care and look at how they can implement the recommendations. The report — He Purapura Ora, he Māra Tipu; from Redress to Puretumu — was … Read More about Catholic Church leaders welcome royal commission redress report
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