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Joyful sacrifice: Trio ordained Passionist priests
Three Vietnamese Passionist deacons have been ordained to the priesthood in Adelaide. Source: The Southern Cross.
Townsville’s Catholic community welcomes new priest
Townsville’s newest priest, Fr William Brennan, says he has a love for preaching the Word of God. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Chinese-Australian Catholics have their prayers answered
When Sydney’s Chinese Catholic community answered Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP’s call to empower future clergy through sponsorship, little did they know they would be answering their own prayers. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Priest takes to the air to cover vast diocese
When he moved to Roma, Queensland, Fr Tom Duncan obtained his pilot’s licence so he could visit parishioners in more remote areas. Source: Outback Magazine.
Two new priests for Brisbane
Hundreds gathered at Brisbane’s St Stephen’s Cathedral on Friday to witness Archbishop Mark Coleridge ordain two new priests – Fr Michael My Van Tran and Fr Bradley Davies. Source: Brisbane Archdiocese.
Church could not go on without you, Pope tells parish priests
Pope Francis published a letter yesterday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church in which all the baptised share in the mission of proclaiming the Gospel. Source: CNA.
Parish priests meet to share experiences of synodality
Some 300 parish priests from around the world are gathering in Sacrofano, outside Rome, this week for a meeting dedicated to listening, prayer, and discernment to address the question of how to be a local synodal Church on mission. Source: Vatican News.
US seminarians to screen out technology to gain more prayer time
A new formation program at United States seminaries will see first-year seminarians have more prayer time and less screen time. Source: CNA.
International conference explores ongoing formation of priests
What helps our priests express the Good News effectively throughout their lifelong ministry? Twelve representatives from Australia recently joined a global conference in Rome to explore this topic. Source: The Bridge.