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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Still sick, Pope has aide read his audience talk on envy and pride
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Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Rome halts German bishops’ vote on lay committee
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Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting
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by JONATHAN LUXMORE (OSV News) OXFORD, England (OSV News) – England’s Catholic cardinal has pledged his Church’s allegiance to King Charles III ahead of his May 6 coronation, as the new monarch praised the work of faith communities in national life. “For so many years, we have observed your desire and … Read More about King Charles III meets Catholic delegation, other religious leaders ahead of coronation
When Christopher West was a teenager in the 1980s, he was filled with desires, yearnings and a hunger that could not be satisfied. Such feelings could arise after listening to Bruce Springsteen, or when sitting next to his childhood crush at school. But his Catholic upbringing wasn’t “authentically Catholic”, Dr … Read More about Crisis of love today is a crisis of vision
By Pablo Kay, Tom Hoffarth OSV News LOS ANGELES (OSV News) – A 65-year-old man was taken into custody the morning of February 20 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies as the prime suspect in the murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna announced … Read More about Los Angeles auxiliary bishop shot dead – suspect arrested later
By Paulina Guzik, OSV News KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) – Urszula Niemczak keeps a regular schedule. At least twice a week she carefully checks whether winter decorations or fresh flowers growing in the summer on a historical gravesite of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their children look good and are … Read More about Polish family murdered by Nazis along with Jews they helped hide to be beatified
The beautiful sounds of several huge bells can be heard ringing out from the new Church of St Theresa of the Child Jesus in Lepea in Samoa. And the St Theresa 7’Oclock Fundraising Community, Auckland (affiliated to the Lepea 7am Sunday Mass Community, Samoa) was instrumental in finding the bells, … Read More about A tale of bells and more in stunning new Catholic church in Samoa
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake as measured by the US Geological Survey hit southern Turkey before … Read More about Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
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