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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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the threat of war loomed over the world, Pope Francis called on people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday. Before concluding his general audience on February 23, the Pope called on believers and nonbelievers to combat the “diabolical insistence, the … Read More about Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for peace in Ukraine
by NZ CATHOLIC staff This year marks the 10-year anniversary of NPH in New Zealand. NPH stands for Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, Our Little Brothers and Sisters, which supports more than 6000 vulnerable children and families across nine countries. This year NPH celebrates 10 years in this country, and NPH director … Read More about 10 challenges to mark NPH anniversary
I think everyone is a bit on edge. A bit nervous. What will 2022 bring? We all rolled in to 2020 with some distant news of some new virus in China with no idea what was ahead. We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, and it’s the … Read More about Walking into 2022, cautiously
ROME (CNS) – Italy’s Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalising euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life. The court, which ruled in 2019 against punishing a physician for assisting with the death of a terminally ill patient experiencing intolerable suffering, had urged the Italian … Read More about Italian court blocks referendum on euthanasia
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Saying he wanted to promote a “healthy decentralisation” of some aspects of Church life, Pope Francis made several changes to Church law, granting greater authority to individual bishops, bishops’ conferences and synods of bishops of the Eastern Catholic churches. The changes, the Pope said, should “foster … Read More about Pope amends canons to give greater authority to bishops, conferences
By JOHN EVANGELISTA The time many associated with gift-giving has been and gone already. Where does time go? But because the Christmas season is over, it is not a time to stop giving gifts. Here’s a suggestion: What about trying to offer the “gift of tears” throughout 2022? Pope Francis, … Read More about The Gift of Tears
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