1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (316+ words) Named after Liberal Party Deputy Prime Minister from 1996-1999, the oration honours Fischer's strong Catholic faith and civic convictions." This year's speakeris Dr Mary Healy, a biblical scholarwho has served as a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, which is an…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (780+ words) Dialogue between the Vatican and German bishops regarding the blessing of same-sex unions is ongoing, and it was too soon to talk about sanctions, said the Vatican secretary of state. Speaking to journalists in Rome 6 May, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (621+ words) A Texas-based bishop, who leads one of the'Catholic'Church's three "Anglican ordinariates," has seen his pastoral care expanded to Australia, as a fellow prelate has been tapped to lead a Vatican dicastery. On 11 May, Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Steven J. Lopes…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (647+ words) Ahead of the first anniversary of his election to the chair of St Peter, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV is officially expected to visit France in late September, the French bishops" conference confirmed 6 May. During the visit, French…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (424+ words) Thirty-five years ago, Pope John Paul II issued his most developed social encyclical, Centesimus Annus. Its title signalled the author's intention to honour the centenary of Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which launched the modern papal social magisterium. Centesimus Annus…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (677+ words) When I got married, I'didn't'know how I was going to cook 365 meals in a year with a portfolio of four meals under my sleeve.' Almost ten years later, I can confidently say that my portfolio has noticeably increased "though that'doesn't'mean…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1128+ words) As a member of Sydney's Synod working party, it has been a privilege to'witness'something quietly significant unfold over'the course of the Synod'(30 April3 May). What left the deepest impression was not only the quality of the discussions, but the prayerful spirit…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (730+ words) With the'conclusion of the Sydney Synod, there is a real risk that Catholics might see it as just another successful event which was well organised, well attended, and now finished. Others might think of it as a kind of church…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (468+ words) This is the edited text of the homily for the Vigil mass of Anzac Day, Friday the 3rd week of Easter at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney 24 April 2026. Marker flares were dropped around the city, followed by high-explosive bombs which knocked out…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (193+ words) The Vatican on 6 May released the official schedule for Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic visit to Spain, a seven-day trip 6-12 June that will take the pontiff to Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands. The packed itinerary includes meetings with Spain's…...