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Sydney priest says meeting Pope a ‘surreal experience’
Sydney priest Fr Benjamin Saliba was stunned when Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited him to accompany him to the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV during the recent Jubilee of Youth. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Syrian priest safe in Melbourne but haunted by loss and grief
Fr Zaher Mhanna, a Syrian priest now serving in Melbourne, knows first-hand how difficult life is for Christians in some parts of the Middle East. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Knights show support for ‘living stones’ of Holy Land
Continuing the ongoing support of the Christian presence and faithful in the Holy Land was in focus this month as the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem held their bi-annual national conference in Perth. Source: The Record.
Surfing priest rescues father and son caught in rip
A West Australian priest has rescued a father and son who were struggling to swim at a tourist hotspot in the state’s far north. Source: ABC News.
MGL Sister has her ‘God moment’ in Blessed Sacrament chapel
Australian Missionaries of God’s Love Sister Therese Mills has spoken of her great joy in joining tens of thousands of pilgrims in Rome for the Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities this weekend. Source: CNA.
Sydney priest adopted into ‘very exclusive club’
Catholic Institute of Sydney lecturer Fr Luca Infantino has become the fifth Australian to earn a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, known as the Biblicum. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Couple say faith, vulnerability and hard work the recipe to a good marriage
A good marriage is hard work – there’s no sugar-coating it – and Matt and Cameron Fradd say their 18-year union is no exception. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
I always tried to give my best, says brother celebrating 100th birthday
Br Noel Hickey celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, becoming just the second Marist Brother in the Star of the Sea Province to do so after Br Vincent Shekleton.
Parents of children killed by drunk driver release their ‘4 Steps to Forgiveness’
Leila and Danny Abdallah have released their 4 Steps to Forgiveness, a new initiative to help sufferers identify how to forgive those who have hurt them, and what to do next. Source: The Catholic Weekly.