By MARILYN RODRIGUES SYDNEY (OSV News) – The joy of Eastertide has turned to shock and bewilderment across Sydney’s Catholic community in the wake of a deadly knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield shopping centre on April 13, in which seven people were killed and a dozen injured, including a nine-month-old baby. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of … Read More about Eastertide joy turns to tears as Sydney Catholics mourn horrific knife attack’s victims
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Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
After 16 years, Christchurch diocese’s Catholic ... Read More about Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
Papal Nuncio goes back to Rome
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Festival of New Life date announced
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The bishops and the leaders of religious orders of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand have published a statement of commitments adopted in response to the continuing work of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. The statement is signed by Father Thomas Rouse, SSC, president of the Congregational … Read More about NZ bishops and congregational leaders make commitments in response to royal commission
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The theological writings and papal teaching of the late Pope Benedict XVI were and will continue to be a blessing to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis wrote. “Benedict XVI’s thought and magisterium are and always will remain fruitful because he knew how to focus on the … Read More about Benedict XVI ‘did theology on his knees’, Pope Francis says
by JEFF DILLON There was a fair bit of faith, and certainly a good deal of hope among the participants in a round of golf for charity at the St Clair golf course in Dunedin on November 6. The strength of the faith seemed to be tested, judging … Read More about Golfing for charity raises $1100
Movie attendances bounced back in 2022 as quantity far exceeded quality. Only 20 exceeded the $1 million mark at the box office, with reboots dominating the most popular offerings. Top Gun: Maverick was well out in front, followed by Thor: Love and Thunder, with the latest in the Dr … Read More about Looking back at the best of 2022
WASHINGTON (CNS) – In a live morning broadcast on Twitter on December 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he was not told directly by the Vatican that he has been laicised. “I’m haven’t received any communication from the Vatican, I haven’t seen anything,” he said. … Read More about Priests for Life head says Vatican didn’t tell him directly he was laicised
Christmas is traditionally a time for family reunions, children and grandchildren returning home, expeditions to baches and beaches. In all this exciting, often frantic activity, the profound faith meaning of Christmas can be lost. The Catholic Enquiry Centre (through its online presence as Catholic Discovery) is taking an initiative to … Read More about CEC launches podcasts with a Christmas focus
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