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
News
Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
After 16 years, Christchurch diocese’s Catholic ... Read More about Christchurch CSS Foodbank closed
Papal Nuncio goes back to Rome
Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, the Apostolic Nuncio ... Read More about Papal Nuncio goes back to Rome
Festival of New Life date announced
The sixth Sunday of Easter, which falls on May 5 ... Read More about Festival of New Life date announced
Long-distance international travellers are more dependent than ever on in-flight entertainment. Unless you can afford lie-flat sleeping, sitting upright and watching a screen is the only alternative. Reading books or newspapers are long gone, although occasionally you see Kindles or iPads. The back-of-the-seat screens offer all types of movies and … Read More about Film festival in the skies
By SUE SECONI In a wonderful spirit of joy, parishioners, religious and clergy of St Joseph’s parish in Dannevirke gathered on the weekend of October 14-15 to salute 125 years since the faith was established in the district by the early settlers in 1898. Leading into this jubilee weekend from … Read More about 125th Jubilee celebrated at Dannevirke parish
By GINA CHRISTIAN (OSV News) – The removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, is an administrative rather than penal action, a canon law scholar told OSV News. On November 11, the Holy See Press Office announced the bishop was removed by Pope Francis from … Read More about US Bishop Strickland removal is ‘administrative, not penal’, says canon law expert
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis joined leaders of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in praying for peace in Israel and Palestine, “sharing the great sorrow of the mother church of Jerusalem”. “We are sadly witnessing a tragedy unfolding in the very places where the Lord … Read More about Pope joins knights and dames of Holy Sepulchre in praying for peace in Holy Land
NEW YORK (CNA) – The new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of Catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, among other things, that priests describing themselves as “progressive” are practically going “extinct” among US seminary graduates, with the vast majority … Read More about Survey finds ‘conservative’ and ‘orthodox’ priests on rise in US
Marcellin College director of learning support Leah Holland has been given the Community Service Award for 2023 by the Auckland Down Syndrome Association. The award acknowledges her service and leadership. She looks after 21 students with special needs at the college, and seven of these have Down Syndrome. Ms Holland … Read More about Down Syndrome association award for Leah
New issue available from April 21, 2024
Click on the cover below to read the previous issue
