Tag: Vatican
Monsignor Mullins’ service is complete
The Archdiocese of Sydney has commended its oldest priest to God, after with the sad death of Monsignor William Mullins, 99, on 16 November.
Religious freedom is a path to peace, Archbishop Paul Gallagher says...
Religious freedom is a path to promoting peace in a complex world, said the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States in Sydney on 6 November
Pope encourages children to speak up, work for peace
In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican's Paul VI hall.
Synod report muted on hot-button issues, yet signals deeper shifts
While hot-button issues like gender and sexuality received less attention than predicted, the synod's final report signaled deeper shifts
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.
Pope Francis undergoes successful three-hour surgery for hernia
The Holy Father was put under general anaesthetic to treat a hernia that occurred at the site of previous surgeries, and is recovering well
Pope Francis grants voting rights at Synod on Synodality to women,...
About 21 per cent of the synod's 370 members will not be bishops and at least half of that group women, after a decision by the Holy Father
Vatican sends relic of true cross to Great Britain for King...
The Holy See donated the relic in early April for the processional cross to be used in King Charles' coronation service
Q&A with Fr Flader: Is the Vatican going to revisit the...
A prominent Cardinal recently seemed to raise the question of whether John Paul II's teaching on women priests was infallible. Was it?
Roll away the stones of sin and fear, Pope Francis says...
"The Lord is an expert in rolling back the stones of sin and fear," the Holy Father said in his homily for the Easter Vigil Mass on 8 April.
Pope says using Tinder is ‘normal,’ talks inclusivity in Disney documentary
Pope Francis was filmed in June 2022 for a documentary titled "The Pope: Answers," released on the streaming service Disney+ April 5.
Dr Austen Ivereigh: When criticism crosses the line of communion
A critical column in CW by George Weigel described the anniversary of the Francis pontificate as 'sombre.' Pope Francis' biographer Austen Ivereigh responds
