The sermon preached by a priest in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean has caused a stir on the internet. According to media reports, the priest made fun of the religions represented on the island in his sermon. “I don’t believe in this fat, seated man with a beautiful belly who Read more
A 13-year-old saxophonist from St John’s College Hastings will soon be on the trip of a lifetime to Los Angeles to represent New Zealand at the 27th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA). The New Zealand team called Black Star will travel to the Performing Arts Championship in the US, with dancers, singers, actors Read more
Australian Catholic University has welcomed the Victorian Government’s commitment to an explicit teaching and learning approach, including structured phonics, in classrooms. ACU executive dean of education and arts, Mary Ryan, said Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll’s announcement to mandate the practices as part of an update to the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model was a Read more
When Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer attended Catholic schools in the 1960s, the landscape of Catholic education was such that there were typically only Catholics in Catholic schools; the schools were almost exclusively run by religious, and it was as if every parish had one. Times have since changed, and those past realities are, for the most Read more
According to a news release from the general secretariat of the synod, a group of 20 theologians concluded an evaluation of 107 synod reports from national bishops’ conferences and Eastern Catholic Churches following nearly two weeks of meetings in Rome. The theologians, who met on 4-14 June, were asked to provide an analysis of the Read more
Pope Francis is slowing down his liturgical schedule this summer as he prepares to head out on the longest international trip of his pontificate in September. According to the official schedule published this week by the master of papal liturgical ceremonies, the 87-year-old pope will not have any public Masses for eight weeks in July Read more
Ram raids are down more than 80 percent for the month of April compared to last year. Police have identified 12 ram raids in April 2024, compared to 64 in April 2023. Provisional police data from April 2017 to April 2024 shows a downwards trend since the peak in August 2022, when there were 86. Read more
The film “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist” scored big at the box office, grossing $2,141,273 and landing at the No 1 spot in per screen average for all three days of its initial release. According to Fathom Events, the film’s distributor, the movie is Fathom’s highest-grossing documentary of 2024 and is currently in Read more