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Books Pope Leo XIV

Pope curates book of his previously unpublished works

Pope Leo XIV has curated a book of his homilies, addresses, and writings from his time as prior general of the Order of St Augustine. Source: The Tablet.

Benedict XVI Books

Unpublished homilies of Pope Benedict released in English

The Vatican has released an English edition of a book of Pope Benedict XVI‘s previously unpublished homilies. Source: OSV News.

Books

Archbishop Coleridge reflects on his ‘later years’

An unexpected season of “silence, solitude and stillness” following his retirement helped Emeritus Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge craft his newly launched book “The Other Voice: Selected Texts of Later Years”. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Books First Nations

Indigenous women share stories of hope on path to reconciliation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic have women opened up about their lived experience of hope in a new book inspired by the recent Jubilee Year. Source: ACU.

Books Theology

New book brings 50 years of journal’s theology to new audience

Catholic theologian Tracy Rowland’s latest book, Introducing Communio Theology, was launched in Melbourne on April 23. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Books Religious Orders

New book celebrates 60 years of congregation in Victoria

Presentation Sisters Victoria have launched a new book detailing the history of their congregation in Victoria since the Second Vatican Council.

Books Religious Orders

New book documents Sisters’ foundational role in health system

A new historical text on the arrival in Australia of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and their lasting legacies that span the last 140 years was launched in Sydney last night. Source: Calvary.

Books

‘It was like fighting the devil with water pistols’: Memoir

With next year marking the 30-year anniversary of the fire that devastated the heritage-listed St Patrick’s Cathedral in Parramatta, a new book by Monsignor John Boyle recalls the event that captivated the public, politicians and the Australian media. Source: Diocese of Parramatta.

Books For The Diary

Presenting a Christian understanding of health 

United States theologian Tyler VanderWeele will discuss his new book, A Theology of Health: Wholeness and Human Flourishing, in a webinar hosted by Australian Catholic University’s Plunkett Centre for Ethics.