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Pope appoints US bishop Ordinariate Administrator in Australia
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (407+ words) Pope Leo XIV has announced the new apostolic administrator of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia following the appointment of Archbishop Anthony Randazzo to Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts at the Vatican....
Pope calls on Christians and Muslims to "revive humanity where it has grown cold
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (422+ words) In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium yesterday, Pope Leo XIV called on Christians and Muslims to "revive humanity where it has grown cold" and "transform indifference into solidarity". Source: Vatican News. Pope Leo met with members of…...
Synod aims to reflect voice of community
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (391+ words) Toowoomba's Diocesan Synod, to be held in October, is beginning to take'shape, with a facilitator training session ahead of the diocesan-wide listening sessions over the next two months.' Toowoomba Bishop Ken Howell formally convoked the diocesan Synod in November last…...
Myanmar Cardinal addresses Australian bishops
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (342+ words) Australia's Catholic bishops have been told Myanmar is going through a "polycrisis" five years after the military coup. Source: ACBC Media Blog. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo was speaking on the opening day of the biannual plenary of the Australian Catholic…...
Vatican "hoping to avoid" sanctions against German bishops
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (263+ words) The Vatican Secretary of State said it would be premature to discuss sanctions against the German bishops for blessings of same-sex couples. Source: EWTN News. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, however, did not rule out an intervention by the Holy See but…...
The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil: Pope
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (391+ words) The Catholic Church is the guardian of hope, whose members are called to speak clearly against all evil and in defence of human life, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News. The Church, as "the pilgrim people of God…...
Catholic community offers prayers to family of Kumanjayi Little Baby
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (292+ words) The Catholic parish in the Northern Territory town of Alice Springs has offered prayer and sympathy to the Aboriginal community after the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby. Source: The Catholic Weekly. Although the child and her immediate family are…...
Pope invited to visit "Polish Lourdes
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (404+ words) A Marian sanctuary in northeastern Poland " dubbed the "Polish Lourdes" " could soon draw global attention, as Pope Leo XIV has been invited to visit the site where the Virgin Mary appeared approximately 160 times. Source: OSV News. As the Marian month…...
Bishop Long features in ABC series on Vietnamese refugees
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (269+ words) Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv's testimony of coming to Australia as a refugee is part of a new ABC Education series, Journeys of Hope from Vietnam. Source: Catholic Outlook. Bishop Long's story is offered not merely as a personal…...
Archbishop invites clergy to return to the heart of their vocation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (355+ words) Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has invited clergy of his archdiocese to return to the heart of their vocation: Jesus Christ. Source: The Record. Archbishop Costelloe addressed the archdiocese's clergy at their annual conference, held on April 14-16. The three-day conference,…...