
Holy Land appeal
Australian Catholics are being urged to give generously to the Good Friday Appeal for the Holy Land following a severe loss of income in 2020.
Australian Catholics are being urged to give generously to the Good Friday Appeal for the Holy Land following a severe loss of income in 2020.
Pope Francis has established that from now on the ministries of lector and acolyte are to be open to women in a stable and institutionalised form through a specific mandate.
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Caritas Australia’s partners are on the ground responding to the impacts of COVID-19 in eastern and southern Africa, where communities that rely on small-scale agriculture for their food and livelihoods have been severely impacted by government restrictions on gatherings.
Pope Francis’ latest encyclical has been described by Archbishop Mark Coleridge as a roadmap for the world beyond a global pandemic and “not just for believers but for the entire human family”.
A 15-year-old computer whiz who loved playing soccer, Carlo Acutis, was beatified in the Italian town of Assisi on Saturday October 10.
Pope Francis has appointed six women as lay experts for the Council for the Economy.
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