Pope Leo’s focus on poverty welcomed
Australian Catholics have been encouraged to study the first Apostolic Exhortation released by Pope Leo XIV which continues the call of Pope Francis to be a Church for the poor.
Australian Catholics have been encouraged to study the first Apostolic Exhortation released by Pope Leo XIV which continues the call of Pope Francis to be a Church for the poor.
On Sunday October 19 the Catholic Church will celebrate a moment of profound significance: the canonisation of Peter To Rot from Papua New Guinea.
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A party of 53 Australian pilgrims, made up of 35 from Adelaide, two from Port Pirie and 16 from Sydney, has returned from Italy after having the experience of a lifetime at the Jubilee of Youth.
As the Church celebrated the Jubilee of Sport on Trinity Sunday, Pope Leo XIV, a keen tennis player, spoke of three aspects of sport that make it “a precious means of human and Christian formation”.
Two elections. One secular, one sacred. On May 3, Australia witnessed a Federal election that brought sweeping political change and fresh debates about leadership, values, and national direction. Just a few days after, in Rome, we welcomed a new Pope Leo XIV – elected through the ancient and prayerful ritual of the conclave.
We were at the start of a geography lesson when Nick Hamilton turned around towards me and Ian.
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