Talk to us
CathNews, the most frequently visited Catholic website in Australia, is your daily news service featuring Catholics and Catholicism from home and around the world, Mass on Demand and on line, prayer, meditation, reflections, opinion, and reviews. And, what's more - it's free!
Pope calls for protection and support of young migrants
Pope Leo XIV yesterday appealed to “everyone’s sense of responsibility” to protect migrant and refugee minors, stressing that children and teenagers are the most vulnerable and often endure “unspeakable suffering”. Source: EWTN News.
Pope praises Catholics leading Church ‘in new directions’
Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the contributions of laypeople and religious who helped shape Catholic social teaching and embodied “a Church forging ahead in new directions”. Source: EWTN News.
Pope appeals for aid to Somalia
Pope Leo XIV called for international solidarity with Somalia, where ongoing violence and extreme weather are making an already severe humanitarian crisis even worse. Source: Crux Now.
Why September 17 is a holiday in Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration came yesterday on the Pope’s “name day”, the feast of St Robert Bellarmine. Source: OSV News.
Don’t allow AI to replace human relationships: Pope
In a world of increasing technological dependence and polarisation, Pope Leo XIV said there is greater urgency for humanity to see itself as a single “human community” . Source: OSV News.
English-language version of Pope’s book released
The English version of Pope Leo XIV’s book “Freedom Under Grace: Reflections on the Spiritual Tradition That Formed Me”, went on sale yesterday in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth. Source: Vatican News.
Son of a librarian spends his birthday in the Vatican Library
Pope Leo XIV spent his birthday yesterday with a visit to the Vatican Library for the first time as Pope and announced plans for the construction of a modern building to house the holdings of the library and the Vatican Apostolic Archive. Source: OSV News.
Pope remembers renews appeal for world peace
Pope Leo XIV yesterday remembered the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and renewed his appeal for peace amid conflicts and violence around the world. Source: National Catholic Register.
No bishop walks alone: Pope
Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop’s heart, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.