Bishop urges Catholics not to split India’s Syro-Malabar Church
A Church official has cautioned Catholics in the largest archdiocese of India’s Syro-Malabar Church against breaking away and seeking to form a separate diocese. Source: UCA News.
View ArticleNumber of Catholics rises while number of baptisms, priests and religious falls
The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican...
View ArticlePope canonises 14 new saints, including priests martyred in Syria
Pope Francis canonised 14 new saints yesterday, including Franciscan friars killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith and convert to Islam. Source: CNA.
View ArticleLay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation
Lay leaders from thirty countries working with international lay apostolate movements have met in Rome to study the theme “Lay Mission and Vocation”. Source: Australian Cardijin Institute.
View ArticleBattery, solar schemes coming to zap household bills by up to $1000
Both major parties are quietly drafting schemes to partly subsidise households to install batteries and rooftop solar panels ahead of the next federal election, which experts say could save billpayers...
View ArticleMater surgeon brings smiles to the faces of 30,000 children
Mater surgeon Richard Lewandowski has brought smiles to the faces of more than 30,000 children around the world. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticleAudit finds Carmelite Nuns taking safeguarding seriously
A safeguarding audit report published today by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd has found that the Discalced Carmelite Nuns Launceston are taking safeguarding seriously in their unique ministry...
View ArticleStanding ovation for Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese’s newest priest
St Christopher’s Cathedral in Canberra was packed to overflowing on Thursday for the ordination of the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese’s newest priest, Fr Mark Ha. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleOceania support network ‘will make sure no one is forgotten’
Bishop Anthony Randazzo, president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conference of Oceania, has announced the creation of a network to support thousands of migrant workers, refugees and their...
View ArticleFilipino bishops join fight against political dynasties
Two bishops in the Philippines have called for the country’s election commission to disqualify powerful political dynasties from contesting the 2025 mid-term elections, saying it violates a...
View ArticleEnglish archdiocese’s U-turn on decision to close churches
A Catholic church in England in which a Victorian-era mystic was said to have received rapturous visions of the Crucifixion has been saved from closure. Source: Catholic Herald.
View Article‘Terrorists burned everything, but not our faith,’ say Burkina Faso...
At least 150 people, including many Christians, were killed in the Burkina Faso town of Manni earlier this month, in what turned out to be a brutal terrorist rampage. Source: Catholic Review.
View ArticleCatholic volunteers lend support to refugee families arriving in Australia
Refugee families are receiving vital settlement support in Australia through a program being delivered by Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Source: Catholic Outlook.
View ArticleParents attribute son’s recovery to the power of prayer
The parents of a young Adelaide boy who was the victim of a hammer-throwing accident have spoken of their gratitude for the groundswell of prayers they believe helped save him. Source: The Southern Cross.
View ArticleDiocese celebrates second installation of a relic in two weeks
Broken Bay Diocese has celebrated its second installation of a first-class relic in as many weeks, this time in Carlingford. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticlePoliticians urged to insist on conscience votes on life-and-death issues
Labor Party and trade union stalwart Joe de Bruyn has urged politicians across all parties to insist on their right to a conscience vote on life-and-death issues such as abortion and euthanasia....
View ArticleWomen’s ordination remains off the table at Synod
Pope Francis decided the question of ordaining women deacons was not to be discussed at the 2024 Synod of Bishops, according to the Vatican’s doctrinal chief. Source: OSV News.
View ArticlePope to release new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pope Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on “the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ”. Source: CNA.
View ArticlePapal charity report shows increase in persecution of Christians
The persecution of Christians worldwide has gotten worse, with militant Islam extremists, oppressive regimes and criminal gangs ramping up attacks during 2022–2024, according to a papal charity that...
View ArticleLatin patriarch of Jerusalem says two-state solution ‘unrealistic’
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has indicated that, for now, a two-state solution to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Holy Land is “not realistic”. Source: CNA.
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