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It’s the season of the quiet adventure of the spirit
The lighting of a candle on the Advent wreath, the meditative moment, the perambulations through sacred spaces, the kneeling at a nativity scene – these are all God times, writes Ann Rennie. Source: The Good Oil.
Palestinian Christians seek ‘turning point’ in Holy Land conflict
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah suggests “the peak of the war is behind us”, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem says. Source: The Tablet.
Preparations begin for opening Holy Doors for Jubilee
Hours after the last visitors left St Peter’s Basilica on Monday, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a group of prelates chanted prayers before a simple wall marked with a cross. Source: CNS.
Francis presented key to all-electric popemobile
Pope Francis was handed the key to a new Mercedes-Benz popemobile on Wednesday by the chief executive of German luxury car brand. Source: CNA.
Labor offers faith groups cash to release unused land for housing
Faith groups are signing up for funds to build affordable homes and fill a gap in the housing market, prompting the Government to offer them more cash if they are willing to release unused land. Source: The Age.
NAPLAN scores soar after return to old-school teaching methods
A Catholic school cluster has shot to success in this year’s NAPLAN results, after abandoning failed teaching fads through the nation’s biggest experiment in the science of learning. Source: The Australian.
Australian Catholic University warned it faces losing its religious designation
High-profile Catholic lawyers have warned the Australian Catholic University it faces losing its religious designation if it fails to defend the faith as Church leaders split with university bosses in the fallout from an anti-abortion speech on campus. Source: SMH.
Pope invites Christians to allow God to fill their lives with hope
In his prayer intention for December, Pope Francis invites Christians to pray that each person may become a pilgrim of hope as a result of the 2025 Jubilee. Source: Vatican News.
Sydney’s newest priests are on their Way
The Church in Sydney has been blessed with two new priests after Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP ordained Luis Alejandro Giraldo Alvarez and Nonie Tiburan at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.