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Pope Leo XIV expected in France this September for Lourdes, Paris visit
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (647+ words) Ahead of the first anniversary of his election to the chair of St Peter, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV is officially expected to visit France in late September, the French bishops" conference confirmed 6 May. During the visit, French…...
George Weigel: Centesimus Annus at 35
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (424+ words) Thirty-five years ago, Pope John Paul II issued his most developed social encyclical, Centesimus Annus. Its title signalled the author's intention to honour the centenary of Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, which launched the modern papal social magisterium. Centesimus Annus…...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pope Leo XIV discuss Iran war at Vatican meeting
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (193+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 7 May for talks focused on Iran, humanitarian aid, and global conflicts, amid tensions between President Donald Trump and the pope. Rubio spent more than 45 minutes…...
UFOs, extraterrestrial life explored at Vatican parish event
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (194+ words) Amid renewed claims by US President Donald Trump and members of Congress that secret UFO files could soon be declassified, a Vatican parish hosted a discussion on extraterrestrial life and the modern disclosure movement. The talk, titled "UAPs from Schopenhauer…...
Knights" victory over the Rabbitohs was entertaining " but not sustainable
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (460+ words) There was'very little'control in the Knights" 42-38 win over the Rabbitohs'and'that"s'exactly what made it so hard to look away.' Try explaining that to a coach.' Missed tackles, broken structures, attacking raids that seemed to come so easily. It'wasn"t'the kind…...
Melto D'Moronoyo: Sharpening the soul in motherhood
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (677+ words) When I got married, I'didn't'know how I was going to cook 365 meals in a year with a portfolio of four meals under my sleeve.' Almost ten years later, I can confidently say that my portfolio has noticeably increased "though that'doesn't'mean…...
From Worship to Witness: Learnings from a Synod
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1128+ words) As a member of Sydney's Synod working party, it has been a privilege to'witness'something quietly significant unfold over'the course of the Synod'(30 April3 May). What left the deepest impression was not only the quality of the discussions, but the prayerful spirit…...
Sydney's Synod is complete, but the journey continues
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (730+ words) With the'conclusion of the Sydney Synod, there is a real risk that Catholics might see it as just another successful event which was well organised, well attended, and now finished. Others might think of it as a kind of church…...
Catholic bishops in Africa urge end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (681+ words) As xenophobic attacks continued to unfold in South Africa, Catholicbishops in Africa urged the government to quickly tame the violence, amid reports of deaths and injuries. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and…...
From ruin to reconciliation
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (468+ words) This is the edited text of the homily for the Vigil mass of Anzac Day, Friday the 3rd week of Easter at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney 24 April 2026. Marker flares were dropped around the city, followed by high-explosive bombs which knocked out…...