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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Still sick, Pope has aide read his audience talk on envy and pride
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Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Rome halts German bishops’ vote on lay committee
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Catholic mother of 2 killed in Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade mass shooting
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis is writing to all the heads of state around the world, asking them to consider granting some prisoners clemency at Christmas. The Vatican press office said on December 12 that the Pope is asking government leaders to consider freeing or reducing the sentences of … Read More about Pope is asking governments to grant clemency to prisoners at Christmas
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A person who helps others but does not worship God is a “good atheist”, while someone who claims to believe in God but does not do anything to help others “is a cynic, a liar”, Pope Francis said. Meeting with a delegation from the Latin American … Read More about Rabbi calls Pope a “key ally” in fighting social ills
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis said. “In its genuine poverty,” the Pope said, “the creche helps us to rediscover the true richness of Christmas and … Read More about Keep the creche/crib in Christmas, Pope urges
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Top Vatican officials expressed concern that, with the Synodal Path, the German bishops were giving up their role as shepherds and were allowing participants to adopt positions in contrast to the faith of the universal Church, particularly regarding sexuality and women’s ordination. The bishops met on … Read More about Cardinals Ladaria, Ouellet outline concerns about German Synodal Path
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. The Italian news agency Askanews reported the ambassador, Aleksandr Avdeyev, said the exchanges of prisoners occur in … Read More about Russian ambassador confirms Pope Francis helped facilitate prisoner exchanges
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (CNS) – Middle and high school students across the United States are invited to submit an essay sharing their thoughts on protecting the sanctity of human life for the 2022 Pro-Life Essay Contest sponsored by American Life League’s Culture of Life Studies Program. Co-sponsored by the Institute for … Read More about National pro-life essay contest opens in US for middle and high school students
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