Tag: Pope Francis
Dr Philippa Martyr: The cutout Francis of the reformers
I think the Plenary Council was in some ways a success for all the wrong reasons. It showed the divisions in the Church in...
Why the whole Church should embrace Desiderio Desideravi
It’s no coincidence that days before the commencement of the closing session of Australia’s Plenary Council, Pope Francis has released a pointed 65-paragraph letter...
Pope Francis, the liturgy and the Plenary Council
With impeccable timing, Pope Francis has released an Apostolic Letter Desiderio Desideravi on 29 June, just before our Plenary Council sessions begin.
‘Desiderio desideravi’ are the...
Pope Francis: Holy Spirit or evil spirit?
In the final words of the Gospel we have just heard, Jesus says something that can offer us hope and make us think. He...
Caring for Creation
By Linda Curtis
To help mark the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on creation care, Laudato Si, the student leaders of St Mary's primary...
World Meeting of Families: “Can’t wait”, say Jude and Kerrie
Jude and Kerrie Hennessy can’t wait to get to Rome to learn from others about promoting and nurturing Catholic family life – and a...
Off to Rome. Abdallahs to address families
When Leila Abdallah lost her three children, the world wept with her … now she wants the world to forgive with her and is using her invitation to the Vatican by Pope Francis to help share her message.
Melto D’Moronoyo: In May our model is Mary
As we move closer to the end of the Month of May, also known as the Month of Mary, it is our task to...
Synodality means putting the Church first
What does synodality actually mean? Look to authentic liturgical life for answers, writes Fr Josh Miechels
Entrusting the world to Mary’s intercession, Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine, Russia
https://youtu.be/YFS9W8Z-NDY
As Russia's violent month-long invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the...
Papal consecration of Russia, Ukraine has history of controversy behind it
While bishops in Ukraine and Russia were grateful Pope Francis would consecrate their nations to Mary, other Catholics eagerly awaited the text of the...
German Catholic memo to Down Under: tread carefully with Plenary
After Pope Francis’ general audience on 5 January, a delegation of German Catholics approached the Holy Father and pressed a document into his hands.
The...
