Tag: Catholic Church
Issues facing Ghana are brought to the Vatican
Pope Francis meets with Vice President of Ghana at the Vatican to discuss strong relations, the Catholic church and education challenges.
How an extrovert survived a silent retreat
Did the extroverted, laptop- and phone- addicted Monica Doumit survive switching off and going on a silent retreat?
Data confirms Catholic Church in Asia and Africa growing exponentially
Credit: Rome Reports
New data from the church's Central Statistical Office confirms that the Catholic Church in Asia and Africa continues to grow exponentially.
It remains...
The church and the world need women’s contributions, pope says
The Catholic Church and the world itself need the gifts and contributions of women, especially in bringing people together and overcoming tensions and violence, Pope Francis wrote.
Did Christ intend to found the Church, or just preach the...
Some Protestants believe that Christ did not found a visible, hierarchical Church, but that he only preached the Kingdom of God, and it was the early Christians in different places who gradually formed themselves into communities of believers. Is this true?
New Sydney Catholics flock to Cathedral with RCIA numbers tripling in...
On 18 February, 25-year-old Ezekiel Ling will be one of nearly 300 new Catholics welcomed to the faith at St Mary’s Cathedral for the Rite of Election Liturgy
Synod assembly calls on everyone to ‘concretely participate’ in synodality
The Catholic Church must continue discerning its future by listening to everyone, starting with the poorest and excluded, after the assembly of the Synod of Bishops closes its first session, participants said in a letter addressed to the "People of God."
Q and A with Fr John Flader: What is the Holy...
Dear Fr Flader, I recently met someone who said he was of the Assyrian Church of the East. I had never heard of this...
Dr Philippa Martyr: The church could learn from its faithful converts
Australia’s Catholic converts, what do they believe? Why do they go to Mass? And what do they really think about the church?
My survey results...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: Recognition, Reconciliation and Respect
Sixty years ago next month, the Yolngu people of northeast Arnhem Land sent two bark petitions—framed by traditional ochre paintings—to the Federal Parliament, protesting the grant of mining rights in Arnhem Land and seeking Parliament’s recognition of their title and traditional rights.
Sr Cecilia Joseph OP: The New Normal
A few weeks ago I was sitting with a group of students who had expressed repeated interest in the Sacrament of Baptism and becoming a member of the Catholic Church. At one point in our conversation they began excitedly explaining their Chinese background.
Synod document asks how to increase unity, participation, mission outreach
October's Synod of Bishops will discern "the concrete steps which enable the continued growth of a synodal church" says working document.
