There are corrupt people and institutions within the Church, Pope Francis has acknowledged, citing a 1994 experience when he was auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, reports Ucanews.
Archbishop George Gänswein, the prefect of the Papal household and personal secretary to the Pope Emeritus, has said there is no disagreement between Benedict and Francis over Communion for the divorced and remarried, reports The Catholic Herald.
Archbishop Fisher to receive pallium from Pope
23-Jan-2015
The Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP will be presented with the pallium, a symbol of office for new metropolitan archbishops, by Pope Francis in Rome, on June 29, reports Catholic Communications.
My faith and heritage are as one
23-Jan-2015
Aboriginal Deacon Ralph Madigan tells of how his traditional culture and Catholic faith have guided him on his spiritual journey, reports The Catholic Leader.
I confess that when I first heard the news that Pope Francis said good Catholics are not required “to be like rabbits,” I groaned. What would the secular press do with this remark this time, I wondered, writes Francis Phillips.
Malaysia's highest court on Wednesday rejected a final bid by the country's Catholic newspaper for the right to use the word "Allah" to refer to God, in a case that has aggravated religious tensions, reports AFP on Yahoo7.
Congregation of the Resurrection
23-Jan-2015
This is the website of the Presentation Sisters, who are called to encounter God in the heart of the world and to continue the mission of Jesus in the spirit of their founder Nano Nagle.
Still Alice, with feeling
22-Jan-2015
This is an American drama based on the 2007 best selling novel of the same name by Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist. It is the story of a distinguished academic, who was diagnosed with early onset, Alzheimer's disease.
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition from a Louisiana Catholic diocese that fears a civil lawsuit could force a priest to violate the seal of confession or go to jail, reports the Catholic News Agency.
Most Christians plan to leave Iraq, the new leader of the Chaldean Church in Australia, Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, said on the eve of his appointment as the Bishop of the Chaldean Diocese of St Thomas, reports The Catholic Weekly.
Pope Francis has appointed the Vatican’s former chief prosecutor, Bishop Charles Scicluna, as the head of a new body to handle appeals by priests accused of abuse, reports The Tablet.
An upcoming symposium at the Australian Catholic University aims to study the relationship of liturgy and architecture, and takes the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland as a model for church architecture, reports the Catholic News Agency.
Pope calls large families a 'gift from God'
22-Jan-2015
Pope Francis yesterday described large families as a "gift from God," just days after he said Catholics did not need to "be like rabbits," reports AFP on Yahoo7.
Into the woods with rhythm
22-Jan-2015
Those who go to see the film without any previous knowledge of its origin may be taken aback and will have to adapt to a style of musical theatre, which is a blend of the very theatrical along with attempts at realism.
Grim life behind bars for activist Sister Megan
22-Jan-2015
Beige is the new black for imprisoned Sister Megan Rice, an 84-year old religious sister and anti-nuclear activist, now living in a New York prison after being convicted over her anti-nuclear activism.
Challenging times for distant island parish
22-Jan-2015
Fourteen-hundred kilometres off the north coast of NSW, the times are a-changing for the tiny Catholic community on Norfolk Island, the Sydney Archdiocese’s most distant parish, reports The Catholic Weekly.
Parishes of Our Lady of the Way
22-Jan-2015
This is the website for Sydney's Parishes of Our Lady of the Way: St Mary's in North Sydney, St Francis Xavier's in Lavender Bay, and Our Lady, Star of the Sea, in Kirribilli.
Inside the mind of a pro-science Pontiff
22-Jan-2015
The Pope appears to be embracing an idea that had great currency in the Enlightenment: the notion of a God who created a universe that follows laws that can be scientifically discerned, writes Chris Mooney.
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