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Message for Lent encourages Catholics to care for those affected by pandemic
Lenten Time: A man receives ashes on Ash Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York in 2014. This year...
Pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims on historic visit to Iraq in March
Dialogues: Pope Francis greets Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, during a meeting with Chaldean...
Long-serving priest Fr Pat Dowd has died, to be remembered at funeral Mass next Thursday
Diamond days: Fr Pat Dowd, celebrating his diamond anniversary of priesthood, processes into St Stephen’s Cathedral on July 17, 2019,...
French sister, second oldest person alive, recovers from COVID-19 for 117th birthday on World Day of the Sick
Sr Andre: “Daily happiness is being able to go and pray”. FRENCH Daughter of Charity Sr Andre has been “cured”...
Salvadoran bishops urge peace and democracy, not violence, ahead of elections
Activists participate in a protest against Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the National Congress in San Salvador. Photo: CNS BISHOPS...
World Day of the Sick, tomorrow, is a reminder of inequality of healthcare across the globe
Blessing alone: Standing in the window of the library of the Apostolic Palace overlooking an empty St Peter’s Square, Pope...
Catholics demand protection for vulnerable workers
Fair work: at the heart of Catholic industrial relations demands. KEY Catholic organisations are demanding urgent industrial relations reform to...
Vatican Radio set to celebrate 90 years of evangelisation on the waves
Milestone: Pope Pius XI, his successor Pacelli with Marconi at starting of Vatican Radio 1931 VATICAN Radio was switched on...
Long-serving Cathedral guide wins Order of Australia medal
Guiding effort: Dr Barbara Reynolds-Hutchinson won an Order of Australia medal on Australia Day for her service in the Cathedral...
Pandemic is an opportunity to ‘set out on a new path’ for a fairer world, pope tells diplomats
Ending suffering: Pope Francis holds a booklet with an image of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was sold into slavery as...
Threat of COVID-19 is real, infected Archbishop Palmer-Buckle tells Ghanaians
Warning: Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle of Cape Coast, Ghana disclosed in a video message that he is being treated for COVID-19....
Queensland youth crime taskforce formed after pregnant couple dies in Australia Day tragedy
Loved and cherished: Kate Leadbetter and Matt Field. AN anti-terror boss is to head a new Queensland youth crime taskforce...
Don Barrett, who taught Latin, Greek and ancient history for decades, wins Australia Day honour
Honoured: Brisbane Catholic and retired educator Don Barrett outside his Spring Hill home. BRISBANE Catholic and retired educator Don Barrett,...
Brisbane archdiocese moves to end modern slavery as Church marks feast of St Josephine Bakhita
Modern saint: An image of Sudanese St Josephine Bakhita is carried in procession during a prayer service led by Pope...
No criminal misconduct found after AFP investigation into Vatican payments
AFP: No criminal misconduct has been found in huge payments made from the Vatican to Australia. THE Australian Federal Police...
New Yarrabilba Catholic college starts year with inaugural Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral
New school: Foundational students and staff from San Damiano College, Yarrabilba, after the college’s inaugural Mass outside St Stephen’s Cathedral....
In the liturgy, you pray with Christ who is next to you, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis: “I would dare say that Christianity without liturgy is a Christianity without Christ." Photo: CNS THE liturgy is...
Vinnies call for release of refugees detained in Australia
Cry for freedom: It has made the call while welcoming the Government’s recent decision to release 58 refugees, previously transferred...
Pandemic forced Australians to leave volunteer work, Palms Australia hopes to see returns in 2021
LAST year COVID-19 forced most of Catholic volunteers working overseas to return home to Australia. Now Palms Australia, the organisation...
Belgian-born Armidale Bishop Luc Matthys to be remembered at funeral tomorrow
Remembered: The 85-year-old died on Australia Day after a short illness, will be farewelled at a Solemn Funeral Mass at...
Pro-life advocates positive despite pro-abortion leaders in the United States
Battling for life: Acclaimed pro-life advocate Brad Mattes on an Australian speaking tour in 2016. Photo: Mark Bowling AMERICAN pro-life...
Josephite Sisters speak up for Indigenous Voice to Parliament
Raising a voice: The Josephites said they supported the Uluru Statement’s “call for truth-telling, for a Makarrata Commission to supervise...
Myanmar went dark and a military dictator was installed, Church workers uncertain for future
Takeover: Soldiers look on they stand inside city hall after they seized control of the building in Yangon, Myanmar’s former...
Prominent Catholic wins Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year
Building unity: Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann is the 2021 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year. ABORIGINAL elder Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, 2021 Senior...
Pope Francis establishes World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
Important role: Ben and Isaac talk to their grandparents, Sue and Alan, through a window as they self-isolate at their...
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