At the request of the Holy See, Catholic dioceses worldwide have designated local cathedrals, other churches and shrines as local pilgrimage sites during the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Viewers of The Last Supper, director and co-writer Mauro Borrelli’s dramatisation of events surrounding the Passion, may be able to tell that he has a strong visual background.

Flame Ministries Senior Director, Cyrus D’Souza Senior Director of Flame Minis-tries has last month highlighted that the pursuit of liberty is a desire in various aspects of our lives, not just in hardships but in all circumstances.

The reception saw nine Scripture-related scholarships awarded to recipients on the day, with another three awarded in absentia.

“From the beginning of his pontificate, we have heard Pope Francis ask us to not forget to pray for him, and that is what we are doing,” said Cardinal José Tolenti-no de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, as he led thousands of people praying the rosary for the pope March 10 in St. Peter’s Square.

On the run from a brutal loan shark, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), a hapless misfit, finds an opportunity to escape his pursuer by joining the crew of a space mission to a distant planet. To do so, however, he must agree to become an “ex-pendable,” someone who can be repeatedly killed and recreated via advanced 3D printing technology.

If we see grace as an “optional extra” in human life, then religion can seem un-necessary in a self-sufficient secular world. But if human nature is intrinsically oriented toward God, then grace is essential for true fulfillment, according to Scarborough Parish Priest Fr Christian Irdi.

Godly Women with Faith (GWWF) was founded in 2019 to bring Jesus and Mary to as many people as possible. Founder Kathleen Highfield speaks about her journey with journalist Joseph Younes.

Simone Parianos is a teacher at Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School where she teaches Kindergarten, Pre-Primary and Grade 1, while also running a bi-weekly playgroup. Photo: Supplied. By Debra Vermeer Six women, including some from remote locations across Australia as well as overseas, have embarked on this year’s Good Samaritan Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program, which will...

For those who recognise Christ as the saviour, death is not an end or a form of “annihilation,” Pope Francis wrote in his general audience catechesis. It is a kind of “sister” that introduces the faithful departed to true life.