Tag: Rome

EIGHTY years ago this week, before Pope Francis told priests to be "shepherds with the smell of the sheep," his ...

SHARING the faith is the "oxygen" that "invigorates and purifies" Christian life, Pope Francis said. Beginning a new series of ...

FATHER Thomas Joseph White said a new generation of young people are deeply invested in the study of Saint Thomas ...

By Catholic News Agency ON June 13, 2012, a 28-year-old Italian woman, Chiara Corbella Petrillo, died in her wedding dress, ...

JESUS obeyed the most challenging of commandments: to love one's enemies; and he invites humanity to do the same by ...

UNLESS we enter a church by one of the side-doors, we proceed to the main altar by traversing what, in ...

Taking action: Professor Hans Zollner, whois president of the Centre for Child Protection at the Gregorian University, is one of ...

Picture perfect: The rich colours and magnificent mosaics in the Basilica di Santa Maria are a magnet for photographers. Brisbane ...

Man in the hat: “Tim was very proud to be our man at the Vatican at the time and was ...

Saintly creation: The statue of St Cecilia, crafted by Stefano Maderno in 1600, occupies the prime position in front of ...

Strong message: “For millennials, there has never been a more important time to rededicate themselves to the message and life ...

Bright future: Nursing student Kate Gavin stands outside St Peter’s Square and Basilica in Rome after receiving the Francis Xavier ...

Culture change: Archbishop Mark Coleridge assured leading Church officials "that the bishops are keen to work with the government in ...

Aussie memento: Pope Francis accepts a jersey from Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia, who was accompanied by his wife ...

Rare talent: Antoinette Wijeyakulasuriya at home in her studio. She is working on an artwork series about Tasmanian tigers. Photo: ...

Lachlan Tomkins: “Christians profess a living God, but some attend Masses or belong to communities which seem dead.” Photo: Supplied. ...

Visitor: Ambassador Melissa Hitchman. Photo: Mark Bowling. AUSTRALIA’S first resident woman ambassador to the Holy See Melissa Hitchman has described ...

Feast of mercy: Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy in St Peter’s ...

Sacred sights: Australian delegates (from left) Stephanie Santos, Angela Markas, and Lachlan Tomkins visit the Sistine Chapel. Photo: Supplied. YOUNG ...

New phase: Fr Michael Grace has accepted an invitation to study a Licentiate of Spiritual Theology in Rome. Photo: Emilie ...

Rome bound: Stephanie Santos will head to Rome next month to participate in the Vatican’s pre-synod meeting. GOLD Coast youth ...

Timley visit: Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, a psychologist and member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, with ...

Indigenous honour: Nathan Pitt received the inaugural Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship allowing him to study in Rome last month. Photo: ...

Priesthood calling: Deacon Brendan Gormley is preparing to be ordained a priest 20 years after feeling a call to the ...

Man of faith: Pope John Paul II holds a koala during his 1986 visit to Australia. Photo: CNSThe Catholic Leader ...