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Synod Assembly calls on everyone to ‘concretely participate’ in synodality
The two-and-a-half-page letter published on 25 October recounted the spirit and activities of the Assembly’s first session, held at the Vatican from 4 – 29 October and looked ahead to the Assembly’s second session, expressing hope that the months leading up to October 2024 “will allow everyone to concretely participate in the dynamism of missionary communion indicated by the word ‘Synod.'”
Caritas Jerusalem employee killed while sheltering with her family in Gaza
It is with great sorrow that Caritas Australia reports the loss of a 26-year-old Caritas Jerusalem lab technician Viola, who lost her life alongside her toddler and husband, with her sister and her two children also among the casualties.
Love the focus for 2024 Mandorla Art Award: Entries now open
2024 promises to be Mandorla’s most exciting award yet, with the inclusion of a major new prize category, the New Norcia Artist Residency Prize.
New leadership team for the Sisters of Mercy
The new leadership team for the Sisters of Mercy Australia and Papua New Guinea bring to their new roles considerable wisdom and experience obtained from diverse backgrounds in mission and ministry.
St Thérèse teaches simplicity, love, trust, says Pope Francis
Although she died at the age of 24 in a cloistered convent, her passion for sharing the Gospel through her prayers and example led Pope Pius XI to declare her patroness of the missions in 1927, and her writings led St John Paul II to proclaim her a doctor of the church in 1997
Notre Dame launches new Research Strategy
The strategy closely aligns with Notre Dame’s broader 2022-26 Strategic Plan, which recognised research as a key pillar supporting the University’s future direction and growth.
WALKING TOGETHER: Archbishop Tim’s Weekly Thoughts on Reflection from the Synod [Week 4]
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Monday 23 October, 2023
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As I begin writing this letter, I am sitting in Saint Peter’s Basilica waiting for the Mass for the Feast of St Luke to begin. I will have you all, and those who are dear to you, in my prayers during this Mass. But I will not finish the letter this morning - it will grow over the coming days.
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Culture of Vocation brings Perth Archdiocese together
During this time, guests also had the opportunity to view the Vocations Office’s new Strategic Plan, prayer booklet, and other important materials.
SYNOD 2023 -24: Synod members urge patience as process continues
Synod Member Renee Kohler-Ryan, Dean of the School of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame has this week said that “there is a sense that things are tightening up, emerging, but through that process of hopeful patience.”
Church says referendum result should usher in new era
Darwin Bishop Gauci said while the debate leading up to the referendum was “intense and, at times, challenging”, there was an “overwhelming consensus […] that more should be done to address the injustice experienced by so many First Nations people”.
