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Adelaide priest Fr James McEvoy will join a high-powered gathering of theologians and ethicists from around the world for a three-day workshop on the clerical sex abuse crisis at the Gregorian University in Rome next month.
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Bishops participating in the Amazon Synod have called on Pope Francis to allow the ordination of married men in order to address a severe lack of priests across the nine-nation region.
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The sixth General Congregation of the Special Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region began in the afternoon of October 9 in the presence of Pope Francis. The Synod for the Amazon is taking place in the Vatican until October 27. Vatican News - Vatican City
Caritas Australia has urged the Australian Government to follow the lead of the United Kingdom and put climate emergency and environmental protection at the heart of overseas aid.
Speaking outside St Peter's Basilica, Bishop Greg O'Kelly SJ encourages the faithful to stay focused on Christ.
Pope Francis has given his apostolic blessing to the Australian Catholic bishops and encouraged them to explore new ways of being missionary in Australia at this time.
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