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) — The constant comparison as well as false reports of division between Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI by both secular and Catholic media outlets threaten the dignity of the papacy and the faith of many, a former top Vatican official said. In an op-ed piece … Read More about False narrative of papal division ‘harmful’, former doctrinal chief says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes. “A consolidated practice in the Latin church has confirmed, in fact, that … Read More about Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis offered prayers for the people of the United States “shaken by the recent siege on Congress”, and prayed for the five people who lost their lives “in those dramatic moments” when protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC on January 6. Remarking on the … Read More about Pope discusses US Capitol occupation and Covid vaccine
ROME (CNS) – The breach of the US Capitol on January 6 sent shock waves around the world. As Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, president of the Australian bishops’ conference tweeted: “I didn’t realise just how much the integrity of and respect for the democratic institutions of the US matter … Read More about Assault on US Capitol shocks churches
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – As the fifth anniversary of his apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” approaches, Pope Francis announced that the Catholic Church will dedicate more than a year to focusing on the family and conjugal love. During his Sunday Angelus address on December 27, the Pope commemorated the feast of … Read More about Pope announces new Church focus on family and conjugal love
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican’s doctrinal office said that when alternative vaccines are not available, it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines developed or tested using cell lines originating from aborted foetuses. However, “the licit use of such vaccines does not and should not in any way imply that there is a moral endorsement … Read More about Vatican: Without alternatives, current COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable
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