JESUS Christ is central, Peruvian professor and member of the Ashaninka people Delio Siticonatzi Camaiteri said at a press briefing at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon on October 24. Professor Camaiteri was responding to a question about an Amazonian rite of the Catholic Church proposed at the synod. “Do we (want to) have our own rites? Yes, we ... Read More »
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Bishops celebrate Mass at tomb of St Peter before meeting with Pontiff to discuss Church in Australia
POPE Francis gave an apostolic blessing to Australian Catholic bishops visiting the Vatican, encouraging them to explore new ways of being missionaries. Pope Francis met with a group of 38 Australian bishops on June 24 for more than two hours as part of their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, translated as “To the Threshold of the Apostles”. It was a high ... Read More »
Brisbane bishop leads latest plan to heed Pope Francis’ call to ‘care for our common home’
CATHOLICS across south-east Queensland are being urged to take up the call of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, understand its teachings and support an urgent environmental action plan aimed at protecting the planet. Central to the plan is a commitment to “ecological conversion” in parishes, Church agencies and schools throughout Brisbane archdiocese. Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, ... Read More »
Pope sets a course for the whole Church with new safety laws to prevent abuse and cover-ups
BISHOPS in Australia have welcomed a sweeping new law ordering officials in the Church worldwide to report cases of clergy sexual abuse – and attempts to cover it up – to their superiors. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said the law contained in a new papal document “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” (You are the Light of ... Read More »
Pope says gossip is an act of terrorism, one at odds with the unity of the Church and the Holy Spirit
POPE Francis recently urged representatives of the association of hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians of Italy to avoid giving in to the temptation of gossip. He has spoken about gossip several times since his election to the papacy in 2013. In a 2018 general audience address, the Pope referred to gossip as a “form of terrorism”, and an act of war. ... Read More »
Jesus wants young Catholics to be alive and full of faith, Pope Francis says in apostolic exhortation
YOUNG Catholics must embrace the present and future of the Church through relationships with their community and God, Pope Francis wrote in his new apostolic exhortation Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive). “The very first words, then, that I would like to say to every young Christian are these – Christ is alive and he wants you to be alive,” Pope ... Read More »
‘The Church is the people of God’, drop-in Mass for homeless an opportunity to worship
BLIND Eye homeless shelter in South Brisbane will host a monthly Sunday Mass during 2019, establishing itself as a bona fide Church for the people. “Pope Francis asks us to be a Church that is ‘poor for the poor’, and this is a response here in Brisbane,” Blind Eye Ministries centre manager Eddie Murray said. Mr Murray, who is one ... Read More »
Slavery is a reality for millions of people, and Catholic agencies are fighting to end it for good
DESPITE historic leaps made in the emancipation of men and women in the last two centuries, the practice of slavery remains a real and present source of suffering for millions of people around the world. But, it also remains a real and present source of profit for slavers. Exact estimates vary due to the illicit nature of the activity, but ... Read More »
Walls and division bring only suspicion and fear, be bridge builders and champions of unity
IT seems at the moment that there is a constant narrative in the news about building walls and dividing nations. For months we’ve heard United States President Donald Trump talking endlessly about his wall between the US and Mexico. With the Brexit debate there is talk of reintroducing borders in parts of Ireland. Added to this, since 2001 walls have ... Read More »