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On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
By Justin McLellan
Pope Francis greets the faithful as he makes a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on 13 April 2024. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering - it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
"To carry th...
Australian Ambassador to Holy See role “a great privilege”, says Chiara Porro
Reflecting on her term, Ms Porro described her role in the Eternal City as a “great privilege,” highlighting her efforts to address critical global issues such as climate change, women’s empowerment, and equality.
SPECIAL REPORT: Perth Archbishop appointed to Synod Council
The Ordinary Council, chaired by the Holy Father, will play a fundamental role in the implementation of the synodal process on synodality and the preparation of the next Synod.
Synod Assembly gets underway in Rome
Catholics around Australia have been asked to pray that the continuing journey of the faithful together in the synod be a time of grace and that active listening, dialogue and discernment strengthen the dynamic relationships between the People of God and the Risen Lord.
Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, Pope Francis says at audience
The cardinal virtues were espoused and promoted by ancient philosophers well before the development of Christianity, the Holy Father said.
To see God’s beauty, just look around you, says Pope Francis
The Holy Father explained that witnessing the “light of holiness” radiated by Christ is not a “magical moment” outside of time but is what gives the disciples “the strength to follow him to Jerusalem, to the cross.”
Funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be based on a papal funeral
The 5 January funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes to fit with the fact that he was not the reigning pope and has not left behind a “sede vacante.”
Thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St Peter’s Basilica
A quiet hush covered the vast expanse of St Peter’s Square even though it was filled with thousands of people slowly winding their way around the colonnade into St Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.
Synodality top of agenda for Pope, Archbishop Costelloe
The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia and the global Synod on Synodality were key discussion points for Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Pope Francis when they meet this week.
Jesus is the best, most faithful friend a person can have, says Pope Francis
Continuing his series of talks about discernment, Pope Francis has this week said it is an important process for trying to understand “what is happening inside of us, our feelings and ideas, and we have to discern where (these things) come from, where they are taking me and what decision” needs to be made.
