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Pope makes mini-pilgrimage outside Vatican to pray for end of pandemic
By Cindy Wooden
Pope Francis prays in front of a crucifix at the Church of Saint Marcellus in Rome on 15 March 2020. The crucifix was carried through Rome in 1522 during the "Great Plague". Photo: Vatican Media/CNS.
With Italy in lockdown and Rome streets almost deserted, Pope Francis left the Vatican on 15 March to embark on a mini-pilgrimage to an icon and to a crucifix associated with...
PROJECT COMPASSION 2020: Sakun’s story: Go further together in heartfelt love, dignity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBf_4IJcRM&feature=youtu.be
In India, Caritas supported programs are
transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable, through the essential
disability support services.
Sakun, 32, lives with her sister in a
rural area of Chhattisgarh, India’s poorest state. Home to 26 million people,
where 10 million live in poverty. When she was a child, Saku...
Catholic Earthcare Australia calls for ecological conversion
Catholic Earthcare Australia Director Bernard Holland (left) pictured with ACBC General Secretary Fr Stephen Hackett MSC. Photo: Supplied.
Catholic Earthcare
Australia (CEA) – an ecological agency established by the Australian Catholic
Bishops’ Conference – will host an Australia-wide, two-day Convocation of
Catholic Leadership from 4 to 5 September this year.
The convocation aims to
em...
Lent the focus for Parish Renewal Implementation Group
The Parish Renewal Implementation Group (PRIG) - an organisation established by the Archdiocese of Perth as part of the Archdiocesan Plan Perth, WA 2016 -2021 – is moving into the second phase of its parish revitalisation, marked by the launching of a Lenten project titled, ‘We walk with Jesus: Jesus walks with us’. Photo: Josh Low.
The Parish
Renewal Implementation Group (PRIG) – a priorit...
Live life, don’t squander it, pope tells young people
The fast-paced nature of the digital age can cause young men and women to focus more on capturing moments for their social media rather than experiencing them, Pope Francis told Catholic young people.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2020: Barry’s story: Go further together for dignity, integrity and love
Caritas Australia has helped more than 16,000 people across Australia find peace of mind, through its partner-supported programme Red Dust Healing.
Barry is a Gamilaroi man originally from western NSW, who has transformed his life.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Not that the intended core audience of children is likely to notice, but many of the adults who take them will find that there’s something oddly mechanical and even maladroit about Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount).
Perth youths encouraged to reach out post-ACYF
More than 150 young people gathered on 29 February for Perth’s first post-Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) event, held at Newman Siena Centre in Doubleview.
Aid to the Church in Need venerates modern martyrs
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has published an online Lenten Calendar for this year’s Lent and Easter to honour and remember modern martyrs who heroically offered their lives for God and their communities.
American dioceses adopt wide-ranging plans to limit spread of coronavirus
Catholic dioceses across the United States of America are taking precautions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus and reminding parishioners to take common-sense steps related to hygiene in their personal lives.
