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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NICOSIA, Cyprus (CNS) – After Pope Francis denounced putting up “barbed wire” to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats back to countries where they face conditions similar to a “lager”, the Vatican announced he would help move a dozen migrants from Cyprus to Italy before Christmas. “As … Read More about Vatican announces Pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy
PHOENIX (CNS) – Australian Cardinal George Pell, jailed for more than a year for sex abuse crimes he ultimately was cleared of, said the experience enabled him to understand suffering as a redemptive process that allows one to identify closely with Christ. “Suffering accepted in faith can be good and … Read More about Cardinal Pell says prison helped him understand Christ’s suffering
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis signed a decree recognising a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Titus Brandsma, clearing the way for the canonization of the 20th-century martyr murdered at the Dachau concentration camp. The Dutch Carmelite friar was sent to Dachau for treason — after defending Jews … Read More about Pope advances sainthood causes, including Dutch priest murdered at Dachau
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Despite the disappointing outcome of the COP26 summit on climate change, Pope Francis said he knows it is not too late for humanity to act to combat environment destruction and increasing poverty. The ecological crisis, the social crisis of poverty and exclusion and the health care … Read More about Change bad habits, protect the earth, help others, Pope says in new book
LONDON (CNS) – The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have announced a delay in their plans to restore the obligation to go to Mass on Sundays because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. In July, they set a target to return the first Sunday of Advent, which falls on November … Read More about English, Welsh bishops say vulnerable do not yet need to return to Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Lasting peace in the world can be achieved only by responding to the needs of current and future generations, the Vatican said as it announced the theme Pope Francis chose for his 2022 World Peace Day message. “Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building … Read More about Vatican releases theme for Pope’s 2022 World Peace Day message
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