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Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope remembers journalists killed by war and violence

Pope Leo XIV yesterday remembered journalists and reporters killed by war and violence, warning that press freedom is often violated around the world. Source: EWTN News.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope named in list of ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’

Time magazine has named Pope Leo XIV in its list of the “100 Most Influential People of 2026”. Source: OSV News.

Liturgy Media

‘Mass for You at Home’ comes to the Pilbara

Easter is a time of joy, hope and celebration – and for the people of the Pilbara, it’s a special moment in television history. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope to Catholic media: Amplify voices for reconciliation, disarm hearts

In a world marked by divisions and by the emergence of artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV has urged those who work in Catholic media and communications to give space to the stories of people who are suffering and who are working for peace. Source: Vatican News.

Evangelisation Media

Sydney Centre for Evangelisation launches new podcast

Grace Abounds is a new podcast from the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation that shares interviews, testimonies and reflections revealing how God’s grace is actively transforming lives and communities in the Church. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Holy Land Media

Hearing the voices ‘often missing in a hyper-partisan discussion’ 

A new four-part documentary series from Common Home TV, a Redemptorist digital media mission, is exploring what it means to live, teach, and serve amid conflict in the Holy Land.

HIgher Education Media

Eureka! Former editor accepts ACU’s highest honour

Australian Catholic University has conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Australian journalist and literary critic Morag Fraser.

Media Pope Leo XIV

Pope says role of the media has never been more essential … or more threatened

Addressing a global network of news agencies, Pope Leo yesterday thanked reporters who every day work to share the truth, often risking their lives. Source: Vatican News.

Abuse crisis Media

Legionaries head says Maciel documentary a ‘cathartic’ experience 

A new documentary on the life and crimes of Fr Marcial Maciel Degollado was another chance for Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi members to confront the truth of their founder’s dark past, the congregation’s general director says. Source: OSV News.