Bunbury Bishop Kolodziej SDS knocks on the Door of Hope, Thursday 27 March, at St John of God Hospital Bunbury. Photo: Michelle Tan. In his first public action as the new Catholic Bishop of Bunbury, Bishop George Kolodziej SDS has last month opened a new ‘Door of Hope’ at St John of God Bunbury Hospital. The opening of the Door of Hope explained Bishop Kolodziej, is being celebrated in h...

The Vatican Press Office said on 11 April that the Holy Father had asked his assistants to take him to the basilica to pray, and they did so.

“The Spirit can grant true peace to human hearts, which is necessary for overcoming conflicts in our families, in society and among nations,” the Holy Father said in a written message to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, also known as “Charis.”

Pope Francis sits in reverence before the Chair of St. Peter, temporarily placed in front of the main altar in St Peter’s Basilica after the closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops on synodality at the Vatican on 27 October, 2024. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media. By Justin McLellan Pope Francis has last week approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year impl...

“From the beginning of his pontificate, we have heard Pope Francis ask us to not forget to pray for him, and that is what we are doing,” said Cardinal José Tolenti-no de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, as he led thousands of people praying the rosary for the pope March 10 in St. Peter’s Square.

In his 2025 message for Lent, Pope Francis emphasised the continuous call to conversion—turning back to God and embracing a life that reflects our faith’s ideals.

For those who recognise Christ as the saviour, death is not an end or a form of “annihilation,” Pope Francis wrote in his general audience catechesis. It is a kind of “sister” that introduces the faithful departed to true life.

Father Peter Murphy studied agriculture and worked as a field agronomist in Melbourne before entering the seminary.

A CT scan on Monday 18 February “demonstrated the onset of bilateral pneumo-nia, which required additional drug therapy,” according to the previous evening’s medical bulletin.

In his prepared text, Pope Francis focused on the birth of Jesus, the messianic king, in a humble stable.