We live in a world where individual success is pursued more than the common good, self-survival is prioritized over shared security, domestic interests are sought at the expense of international obligations. (Read More)
Called to Walk Together offers a rare point of view in the world of pastoral renewal: a genuine, close, and honest record of what synodal listening really looks like inside an ordinary parish. (Read More)
As I began the Jubilee Year of St Francis at the Conventual Franciscan Parish in Kellyville, it is only fitting that today I am here in a Capuchin Parish of Plumpton to mark its conclusion. We are inspired by this great saint to live the Gospel more deeply and to become God's instruments for the transformation of the world. (Read More)
God has given us the freedom to say ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Do we do so only intellectually or with a complete change of heart as well? It is easy to say ‘Yes’ in the morning of life but as life lays more challenges before us our ’Yes’ can easily turn into a ‘No.’ (Read More)
Jesus who associated himself with the lowly and at the same time laid bare the narrow mindset of the privileged. At the end of the day, it is by our works of love, outreach and care for the oppressed and disadvantaged that set us apart as his true disciples. (Read More)
The suffering of children shows why refugees matter and why we should continue to accompany them and to plead their cause. For human beings to live decently, not being killed or allowed to die is not enough. (Read More)
Pope Leo XIV will be hospitalised at Gemelli Hospital in Rome today ahead of a surgery to remove a nodule in his lung, as Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and people worldwide express their concern and prayers for the pontiff. (Read More)
MP Allegra Spender has called on the Albanese Government to deliver an election promise it has put on ice by reviving the debate over religious freedoms, setting up fresh battle lines between faith leaders and equality advocates. Source: The Australian. (Read More)
Religious Congregations across Australia will spend one hour in prayer this Sunday to mark the National Day of Sorrow and Promise, acknowledging the profound harm caused by abuse and reaffirm the importance of safeguarding. Source: CRA. (Read More)
Social media platforms and media outlets have been warned not to broadcast a planned livestreamed execution in the United States, but doubts remain about the Albanese Government’s ability to block the footage from being viewed in Australia. Source: Sydney Morning Herald. (Read More)
Daily life in Bethlehem has become unrecognisable for Australian De La Salle Brother Mark McKeon following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks and the subsequent military response by Israel. Source: The Catholic Leader. (Read More)
Toowoomba Bishop Ken Howell has announced Madonna Sleba as the next executive director of Toowoomba Catholic Schools, commencing on January 2, 2027. (Read More)
An extraordinary story of conversion, faith and the power of one simple act of love took centre stage at a Melbourne event supporting international charity Mary’s Meals. Source: EWTN Australia. (Read More)
Before announcing his upcoming surgery during his Angelus on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV appealed for Ukraine, calling for protection for grain shipments in the war-torn country. Source: Crux. (Read More)