Pope Francis gives a Byzantine headdress called a koukoulion to new Cardinal Mykola Bychok, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul of Melbourne, Australia, during a consistory to create new cardinals on 7 December 2024, in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. Christ is Risen! On this Bright Paschal Monday (Easter Monday), when we continu...

By Archbishop Timothy Costelloe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYgu60INV0 Download the PDF Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we draw nearer once again to the celebration of Easter, I invite you to reflect with me, in this Jubilee Year of Hope, on the words of Saint Paul who assures us that "Hope is not deceptive because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by t...

By Bishop Don Sproxton Bishop Don Sproxton blesses a child during the Mass for the Day of the Unborn Child, Saturday, 5 April at St Mary's Cathedral. Photo: Ron Tan. As we come together to celebrate Easter, we are reminded of the central truth of our faith: Jesus Christ is risen! This moment, the Resurrection, is not simply an event of the past but a living reality that continues to tran...

By Bishop Tim Norton If we want be disciples, we’re invited to walk with Jesus in ways that are different to before, sharing His sufferings, imitating his attitudes, ‘emptying’ ourselves in order to live and love in the service of others, writes Broome Bishop Tim Norton in his 20215 Easter Message. This week is the climax of the mission of Jesus Christ on earth, where the deepest meaning...

By Bishop Michael Morrissey An Icon of Mary Magdelene with the resurrected Christ from a Melkite Cathedral in Haifa. Photo: Adobe. With jubilation, Mary Magdalene exclaimed to sceptical Apostles her great news, “I have seen the Lord”! John 20:18 The Apostles were still trying to process and understand their earlier experience of the day having responded to Mary’s previous declaration ...

By Bishop George Kolodziej sds Dear Friends Christ has risen! Happy Easter! God loves us - each of us - exactly as we are. That is a reason for joy! In the Gospel of John, Jesus promises us that his joy can be in us, and that this joy is complete (15:11). No ifs, no buts: complete joy. It is an extraordinary promise! And Jesus provides us with a way to connect with that p...

By Justin McLellan Pope Francis greets the faithful as he makes a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on 13 April 2024. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering - it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week. "To carry th...

As Easter approaches, Charles Dickens’ biography comes to the big screen as The King of Kings (Angel Studios). The film is an excellent animated introduction to its sacred subject matter for youngsters.

The Vatican Press Office said on 11 April that the Holy Father had asked his assistants to take him to the basilica to pray, and they did so.

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB visited Br Noel at Little Sisters of the Poor Glendalough to mark the occasion with morning tea. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth. Marist Brother Noel Hickey has last month celebrated his 100th birthday marking a century defined by unwavering dedication to education, faith, and service. Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB visited Br Noel at Little Sis...