Three of Australia’s Olyroos Olympic soccer squad hailing from Sydney and have attended neighbouring Catholic schools. Goalkeepers Jordan Holmes and Tom Glover went to Aquinas Catholic College in suburban Menai, while midfielder Cameron Devlin attended St Patrick’s College in suburban Sutherland. It is believed to be the first time three players had made a national squad from the same area of Sydney, known as The Shire. By Debbie Cramsie, CNS.

Members for two commissions charged with assisting the leaders of the Synod of Bishops’ general secretariat in reviewing documents, drafting resources, and developing best practices for the 2023 Synod of Bishops on synodality have been announced by The Vatican. The theme chosen by Pope Francis for the next synod is “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.” By Junno Arocho Esteves.

In 1916 Brazil, an intrepid British researcher (Emily Blunt) forms an unlikely alliance with a fast-talking Amazon River steamboat captain (Dwayne Johnson) and aided by her brother (Jack Whitehall), they set off in quest of a mystical tree the healing flowers of which she believes will revolutionize medicine. By John Mulderig/CNS.

“Have I visited my grandparents, my elderly relatives, the older people in my neighborhood? Have I listened to them? Have I spent time with them?” Pope Francis has said Sunday 25 July in his homily marking the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.

Born in Birmingham, England, on 28 June 1921, 100 year old Irene Withnall is described as a chatty, strong-willed and formidable woman.

The longest-running program on Australian commercial television, Mass for You at Home, will celebrate 50 years on our screens when Mass is broadcast into people’s living rooms on August 1.

Pope Francis has restored limits on the celebration of the Mass according to the Roman Missal in use before the Second Vatican Council.

There’s a strained tone to Space Jam: A New Legacy (Warner Bros), director Malcolm D Lee’s sequel to the 1996 sports comedy. LeBron James plays himself this time out, as Michael Jordan did a quarter of a century ago.

After issuing revised guidelines for preparing for the next world Synod of Bishops, leaders of the synod’s General Secretariat held online meetings with the presidents and general secretaries of national and regional bishops’ conferences.

New innovations in digital health, telehealth and patient care are set to be expanded in Western Australia thanks to a new research appointment between St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals (SJGMPPH) and the University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA).