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Pope Leo appoints new prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Communication | The Record
1+ week, 6+ day ago (597+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat "Montse" Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication. The appointment was announced on 2 June. Alvarado, a Mexican American Catholic who grew up in…...
Students contribute to a million stories for Refugee Week | The Record
1+ week, 6+ day ago (258+ words) A short documentary and original music video created by a group of Aranmore Catholic College students is set to feature on ABC i View during Refugee Week (14 " 20 June). The films that celebrate friendship, family and resilience through storytelling and music…...
IEC28: Archbishop Costelloe points to Mary Mac Killop as Australia's model of Eucharistic holiness
1+ week, 6+ day ago (347+ words) Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has held up Saint Mary of the Cross Mac Killop as the clearest Australian witness to a holiness drawn from the Eucharist, in a new conversation released for the national lead-up to the International Eucharistic…...
Kwinana Parish marks 70 years of fidelity to the Lord
1+ week, 6+ day ago (820+ words) This morning, as we celebrate this wonderful anniversary of 70 years of fidelity to the Lord here in this parish, maybe we should listen to the Lord once again, take the words to heart and respond to them," Perth Archbishop Timothy…...
Notre Dame welcomes global Jewish philosopher for major public lectures | The Record
1+ week, 6+ day ago (482+ words) Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, Chief Minister of The Great Synagogue, Sydney, praised Rabbi Dr Lebens and remarked on the importance of his visit: Lebens is a superstar in the world of Jewish philosophy and ethics. Rabbi Dr Lebens" visit will…...
Pope Leo welcomes National Directors of Catholic Mission to Rome
1+ week, 6+ day ago (462+ words) With 2026 marking the 100-year anniversary of World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV has welcomed the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (Catholic Mission) to Rome for the General Assembly. The annual gathering enables representatives to discuss upcoming priorities for…...
Australians urged not to look away from Russia-Ukraine conflict
1+ week, 6+ day ago (385+ words) Caritas Australia is urging Australians not to look away as Ukrainian families endure another devastating wave of attacks, with young people forced to sit critical exams in the aftermath of mass bombardment. On the night of 2 June, Russia launched a…...
Ocean Reef Parish celebrates forty years of faith inspired by the Holy Spirit
2+ week, 5+ day ago (507+ words) The Holy Spirit has empowered you as a community to achieve extraordinary things, magnificent things, such as the building of this church so soon after the parish was established, Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton has told the St Simon Peter…...
Movie Review: The Mandalorian and Grogu | The Record
2+ week, 5+ day ago (403+ words) It's one battle after another for the title characters in the latest instalment of the Star Wars saga, The Mandalorian and Grogu (Disney). But the combat is nongraphic and the film is free of anything off-colour. As a result, this…...
Two men answer call to serve as Ordinariate ordains new deacons
2+ week, 5+ day ago (694+ words) These two men are that future. They are the next generation." With those words from his homily, Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, "(now former) Administrator Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, captured the significance of a solemn evening at the…...