The upcoming Syod of Bishops, opened by Pope Francis at the Vatican 9 to 10, and the bishop of every diocese should open the process in his diocese 17 October – will focus on listening to and consulting the people of God. Pope Francis said that as the bishop, it was important he explain how the synodal process should work and why.

Some of the country’s leading Catholic thinkers have been engaged to support the members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia when they gather for the First General Assembly early next month.

Fr Gordon, who will participate in the upcoming First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia in his capacity as Vicar General for the Cairns Diocese, was five years old at the time of the last Plenary Council.

Camila Cabello plays the namesake character in the latest rendition of Cinderella. In this take, Cinderella aspires to become a fashionable dressmaker, but finds her ambition thwarted by the wildly retrograde view of a woman’s proper role that prevails in her fictional, quasi-medieval society.

Pope Francis is welcomed by hundreds of men, women and children at Bratislava international airport 12 September. After his arrival in Bratislava, Pope Francis was whisked away to the apostolic nunciature, where he met with ecumenical leaders and reflected on the freedom shared in the country.

Governance and Structure were raised to the forefront of Church discussion in the findings of the Royal Commission (2017), and both are now key agenda items on the upcoming fifth Plenary Council of Australia in October 2021.

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Australia needs a national Suicide Prevention Act, says Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray. This plea comes after one in four Australians report knowing someone who died by suicide during the past 12 months of the pandemic – the equivalent of five million people.

The Vatican has this week issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.”

The Marvel movie Shang-Chi “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is led by Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, with Awkwafina as Katy, Fala Chen as Jiang Li, Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist, as well as Ronny Chieng as Jon Jon, and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan. Additionally, Dallas Liu will portray the teenaged Shang-Chi in the upcoming movie.

Pope Francis has last weekend told members of the organisation, Leaders Pour la Paix (Leaders for Peace) that it is important to promote a ‘culture of faces,’ which places the dignity of the person at the centre, a respect for his or her story, especially if they are wounded and marginalised.