Pope Francis said the elderly should become “artisans of the revolution of tenderness”
through their gifts, wisdom, relationships and power of prayer, to set the world free from loneliness and the demon of war.
Three years after multiple bombings killed more than 260 people on Easter and lingering questions remain about those behind the attacks, Pope Francis appealed to Sri Lankan authorities to shed light on what happened.
The 98-page draft, which includes a 31-page appendix of historical state abortion laws, is an opinion in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization – a case about Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with the potential to also overturn Roe.
Can mapping the global Catholic Church help to heal the earth? American scientist Molly Burhans aims to find out.
“Let us never forget that God does not act in the daily lives of people through shocking acts, but in a silent, discreet, simple way, so as to manifest himself through people who become a sacrament of his presence. And you are a sacrament of God’s presence,” – Pope Francis
Together with three other priests, Italian missionary priest Fr Lucus Perozzi have hosted some 30 people in the parish of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, moved by the many examples of hope that he has witnessed since the start of the conflict.
Speaking to parishioners at the Ellenbrook Parish St Helena’s Church, Archbishop Costelloe reflected on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke’s gospel.
Those who believe they are upholding the faith by pointing their finger at others may have a certain ‘religiosity,’ but they have not embraced the spirit of the Gospel, Pope Francis has said, during a visit to the island of Malta last week.
The content that has been gathered over the past five months will be augmented by other processes that have considered the role of synodality in the life of the Church.