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Catholics urged to remember the lives of persecuted Christians this Easter
On Easter Sunday last year, more than 250 were killed and at least 450 were injured in vicious bombings at three Christian churches, four hotels, and a housing complex in Sri Lanka.
As people are ordered to stay home, Francis calls for help for homeless
As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and assist those who are homeless.
Former Perth-based priest reports from the Coronavirus epicentre
Scalabrinian priest Father Anthony Paganoni, who currently resides in the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in Bergamo, Italy, has shared his brief observation and thoughts on the COVID-19 situation in Italy with The Record.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2020: Tawonga’s story: Go further together and empower vulnerable women
Tawonga is the youngest of six children and was born with one weaker leg, so she walks with the aid of crutches. Her siblings also used to push her three kilometres to school in a donated wheelchair. Photo: Pilirani Chimombo/Caritas Australia.
In
Malawi, a country where an estimated 2.4 per cent of youths are living with a
disability, Caritas Australia is working alongside local communities...
Pope Francis announces extraordinary ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing for 27 March
By Cindy Wooden
https://youtu.be/XowAqos2lLY
In response to the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic, Pope Francis says he will give an extraordinary blessing "Urbi
et Orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6pm Rome time on 27 March.
The
formal blessing -- usually given only immediately after a new pope's election
and on Christmas and Easter -- carries with it a plenary indulgence for all wh...
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...
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.
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.
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This year the Lord grants us, once again, a favourable time to prepare to celebrate with renewed hearts the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus, the cornerstone of our personal and communal Christian life. We must continually return to this mystery in mind and heart, for it will continue to grow within us in the measure that we are open to its spiritual power and respond with freedom and generosity.
