By Carol Glatz The Catholic vision and culture of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to "re-arm" in a "culture of power," Pope Leo XIV has said. "Let us, then, together free our lives from suspicion, culture from arrogance, education from ideology, work from the idolatry of profit, and technology and finance from the busi...

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims and residents as he leads the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Libertà in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, on 12 July 2026. Photo: OSV News/Elisabetta Trevisan, Vatican News. Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholics not to lose hope as conflict continues to spread across parts of the world, warning that the "winds of war" are once again “sowing violence, terror and ...

Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has encouraged young people to look beyond themselves and become disciples who respond to the needs of others. Speaking to Catholic primary school students from across the Archdiocese who gathered at Corpus Christi College on 10 June for the Primary Schools Launch of LifeLink Day 2026, Archbishop Costelloe reflected on his own background as a teacher a...

Representatives of more than a dozen Christian denominations joined with members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference on Tuesday 12 May for an historic ecumenical worship service. Chair of the Bishops Commission for Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue, Bishop Michael Kennedy, led the gathering in Sydney’s Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel. The service was adapted from resou...

By Courtney Mares Pope Leo XIV told inmates at a correctional facility in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, on 22 April that "no one is excluded from God's love" and "God never grows tired of forgiving." "Each of us, with our unique stories, mistakes and sufferings, remains precious in the Lord's eyes," he said to the incarcerated men and women gathered. "We can say this with certainty, because J...

By Bishop of Geraldton, Michael Morrissey “Peace be with you all!” With these words, Pope Leo XIV greeted the world after his election in 2025 and went on to say,“these are the first words spoken by the risen Christ, the Good Shepherd, who laid down His life for God’s flock…a peace that is unarmed and disarming, humble and persevering. A peace that comes from God, the God who loves us al...

By Joseph McAleer Moviegoers can count on consuming quite a few Kleenex while watching Reminders of Him (Universal) a romantic drama that, when not taxing the tear ducts, offers a compelling take on loss, grief and reconciliation. Based on the bestselling novel by Colleen Hoover (who co-wrote the screenplay with Lauren Levine), the film is reminiscent of a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, a t...

A large congregation gathered for the midday Ash Wednesday Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. Photo: Phil Bayne. “We are ambassadors for Christ; it is as though God were appealing through us, and the appeal that we make in Christ's name is: be reconciled to God." (2 Corinthians 5: 20) The first day of the liturgical season of Lent has been commemorated across the Archdiocese with the faithful ...

Pope Leo XIV catches a cloth doll thrown by a visitor as he rides in the popemobile following his second weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on 28 May 2025. Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez. By Cindy Wooden Being religious does not automatically mean someone is compassionate, and yet for a Christian, compassion is a clear sign of following Christ, Pope Leo XIV said. "Befo...

If every baby brings joy, the Holy Father said, how much more should people marvel at the fact that in Christ, God himself became human “to draw close to us and save us.”