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Book review: Saint Augustine on Listening, Humility and Unity: The Augustinian Root of Pope Leo XIV, by Fr Joseph Lam
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (174+ words) Joseph Lam's'book'Saint Augustine on Listening, Humility and Unity:'The Augustinian Root of Pope Leo XIV'unfolds in four great movements.' 'Listening: Augustine teaches that listening is the first act of love. The Spirit speaks in the'penetralia'cordis'(depths of the heart). Listening…...
The Society of St. Pius X shows itself out the door
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (281+ words) Catholic Outlook The Society of St. Pius X shows itself out the door Despite the pleas of Pope Leo XIV and years of negotiations seeking a reconciliation, the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four new bishops on July 1 at…...
Making a Difference: Pope Leo pays tribute to Venerable Dr Lejeune a tireless defender of the unborn
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (376+ words) In discovering the extra chromosome that causes Down Syndrome, Lejeune had hoped that his discovery would lead to the cure of this developmental disorder. But an unforeseen negative consequence was that pro-abortion advocates ironically used his discovery to promote prenatal…...
Who are the 8 women Leo selected to figure in his encyclical?
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1336+ words) The central focus of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas(Magnificent Humanity), is the protection of human beings in the age of Artificial Intelligence. The Pope personally presented the document at the Vatican on May 25, the Monday after Pentecost....
Intergenerational challenges for the Church in a globalised world
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1291+ words) The world is a global village" has become one of the most familiar metaphors of describing modern existence. Although'coined'by media scholar and philosopher Marshall Mc Luhan in the 1960s, it captures something true about our time: technology, travel, and communication have…...
Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (355+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Stuart Hall as Bishop to the Military Ordinariate of Australia. Ordained priest in 1987, Bishop-elect Hall served for 22 years as a Navy chaplain in naval establishments throughout Australia and aboard fleet units, deploying on operational…...
Conference to focus on migrant communities in a synodal Church
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (285+ words) The dynamic role that migrant communities play within a synodal Church will be the focus of a national conference in August 2026. The Eighth Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) National Conference will take place at Mary Mac Killop Place…...
Pope in Lampedusa: Faced with enormous suffering, we must radically respond
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (581+ words) Pope Leo XIV traveled to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on July 4, 2026, marking his pastoral visit with a series of deeply symbolic gestures centered on the plight of migrants and refugees. Upon landing at 8: 54 AM on the Mediterranean island,…...
3. Soundings from Rome: A Concluding Conversation about Leo's Consistory
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (140+ words) Catholic Outlook Br Mark O'Connor met Pope Leo in Rome as the world's cardinals met against a backdrop of escalating conflicts and Leo's interventions on the limits of war. While Leo's message to the cardinals sets a clear direction for…...
Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (596+ words) Catholic Outlook Bishop Vincent's Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Most Reverend Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv DD STL, Bishop of Parramatta Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Readings: Zechariah 9: 9-10; Romans 8: 9-13; Matthew 11: 25-30 Learn from Jesus…...