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Pope Leo XIV to undergo operation to have lump removed from lung
14+ min ago (541+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday announced he would have an operation “in the coming days” for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located “at a very early stage.” “During recent medical checks, a nodule on my lung…...
Diocese to subsidise theological education for parishioners
4+ day, 24+ min ago (371+ words) Parramatta Diocese is partnering with BBI-The Australian Institute of Theological Education (BBI-TAITE) to equip more lay women and men to take an active role in the life and mission of the Church. The initiative will subsidise the cost and provide…...
Top End meeting marks 40 years since St John Paul II’s historic visit
30+ min ago (268+ words) Aboriginal Catholic leaders from communities across Darwin Diocese gathered last month to reflect on the 40 years since St John Paul II’s historic visit to Alice Springs. Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci said he was deeply encouraged by the gathering and by…...
Leo XIV: The Frailty of a Man and the Prayers of the Church
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (269+ words) The Pope is due to undergo surgery to remove a nodule from his lung. He announced the news calmly, placing his trust in his doctors and asking the faithful to pray for him. The Pope has kept up a demanding…...
Archbishop Costelloe says Amoris Laetitia ‘a very beautiful expression’
29+ min ago (442+ words) Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on love in the family, “is a very beautiful expression of the ideal of Christian family and Christian marriage” Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Tim Costelloe SDB said on Friday. Source: Vatican News. The Perth…...
Missionaries of God’s Love elect new moderator
28+ min ago (251+ words) Forty years after the Missionaries of God’s Love began in Canberra, the community has chosen its next leader. Source: Catholic Voice. Fr David “Dave” Callaghan MGL has been elected Moderator of the MGL priests and brothers for the next four…...
Pope to have surgery to remove lung nodule
29+ min ago (370+ words) Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule from one of his lungs that was recently detected during medical examinations. Source: EWTN News. Speaking to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square after the…...
Pope declares capital punishment ‘inadmissible’
33+ min ago (370+ words) Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ‘‘inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad. Source: NCR Online. In a post on X on…...
Bishops Around the World Ask for Prayers for Pope Leo XIV’s Health
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (660+ words) Bishops from around the world asked for prayers for Pope Leo XIV after he announced on Sunday, Oct. 11, that he will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on one of his lungs in the coming days. In the United States,…...
Pope Leo XIV Shares He Will Undergo Surgery to Remove Nodule in His Lung
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (66+ words) Pope Leo XIV shared he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule found in his lung: “I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers.” Pope Leo XIV shared he will undergo…...