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Art In The Dioceses

Cathedral light show attracts thousands of visitors

The interior of St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide has been transformed by stunning projections as part of the Chiaroscuro Adelaide Fringe show. Source: The Southern Cross.

Africa

Sudanese bishops express distress after massacre

Catholic bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed distress at the brutal killing of nearly 178 people in northern South Sudan on March 2. Source: OSV News.

Film Review

Ruined honeymoon turns into charming romantic comedy 

In “Solo Mio”, a stranded groom in Rome finds his ruined honeymoon transformed by a determined local and a few meddling travellers. Source: Australian Catholics.

CathNews Holiday

No CathNews on Monday

CathNews will not be published on Monday, March 9, due to public holidays in the ACT, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Bishops Middle East

Bishops join call for peace in Middle East

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has joined Pope Leo XIV and many world leaders in expressing deep alarm at the escalating violence engulfing the Middle East.

Catechesis Pope Leo XIV

Church is holy by Christ’s presence, not human perfection: Pope

The Catholic Church is both a community made up of fragile and limited human beings and a divine reality, Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. Source: CNS.

Women

Bishop’s pastoral letter marks International Women’s Day

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference bishop delegate for women, Bishop Michael Morrissey, has written a pastoral letter to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Education

Catholic educator steps down after 30 years of promoting excellence

After more than 30 years in Catholic education – four of them as executive director of Brisbane Catholic Education – Sally Towns has resigned for health reasons. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Eucharistic Congress

Parishes begin their journey to Eucharist28

“The Eucharistic Congress is not just one week in 2028. It starts now.” That was the clear message from a Sydney parish planning workshop for the International Eucharistic Congress. Source: The Catholic Weekly.