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Commemorative Liturgy held for Cardinal Bychok
Civic and religious leaders from across Australia gathered with the faithful for a Divine Liturgy to commemorate the elevation to cardinal of His Eminence Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Unite 2025 conference inspires young Catholics
More than 600 young Syro-Malabar Catholics from Australia, Oceania and beyond gathered for the Unite 2025 conference in Melbourne last weekend. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Celebrating Syrian hermit who became a saint
A Syrian hermit who became a figurehead of Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic Church is being celebrated, amid hopes of political stability in the country with the appointment of the first fixed government in three years. Source: The New Arab.
New Maronite priests ‘will guide us with their example of faith and devotion’
Maronite deacons Ghassan-Hanna Nakhoul and Sayed Youssef Issac were ordained to the priesthood by Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Violent protest ends after rebel priests strike deal with Syro-Malabar leadership
Clergy in the Syro-Malabar Church’s primatial see in India ended a protest outside the archbishop’s residence after agreeing a truce with the new diocesan leadership. Source: The Tablet.
Pope elevates Australian-based Ukrainian bishop to world’s youngest cardinal
Pope Francis has elevated the Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Mykola Bychok, to the position of cardinal, during a ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Source: ABC News.
Spiritual home for Australia’s Syro-Malabar faithful consecrated
Australia’s Syro-Malabar Catholic community marked a historic moment on Saturday with the consecration of St Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Cathedral in the Melbourne suburb of Epping. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Sydney Catholics show their love and concern for Lebanon
Local support is growing for those killed, injured or displaced in Lebanon as the rise of violence in the country’s south between Israel and Hezbollah spreads to the rest of the country. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Melbourne’s Syro-Malabar cathedral to be consecrated
It’s been almost 11 years since Pope Francis announced the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Melbourne and tomorrow it will have its own consecrated cathedral. Source: ACBC Media Blog.Â