The canonisation of Fatima children Jacinta and Francisco Marto will take place when Pope Francis visits the Portuguese shrine in May. Read more
The canonisation of Fatima children Jacinta and Francisco Marto will take place when Pope Francis visits the Portuguese shrine in May. Read more
Samoa’s Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi helped raise $10,000 to send a young woman, who claims to the stigmata. to Rome. But Tuilaepa says there was no taxpayers’ money involved. Continue reading
Catholics have an ethical duty to vaccinate children. Paul J. Carson and Anthony T. Flood of North Dakota State University argue from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching. Read more
Visitors from around the world are making pilgrimages to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to see Jesus’s recently restored tomb. The last time the tomb was restored was in 1810. It is considered one of the most sacred sites in Christianity. Inside the tomb is a burial bed made of rock, where Read more
More than 30 of Australia and New Zealand’s top palliative care practitioners have joined forces to oppose the introduction of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, describing the practice as “unnecessary and unsafe”. It was a response to an opinion piece recently published in the MJA by Palliative Care Specialist, Professor Emeritus Ian Maddocks, who asked Read more
Catholic media from all over Asia gathered in Kuala Lumpur recently. Their aim – to develop strategies to counter fake news. They noted social media is particularly known for spreading false news stories. The meeting was convened by the World Catholic Association for Communication. Read more
South Auckland politicians say they are opposed to allowing work on Easter Sunday. Auckland Council’s governing body voted to go to the community about whether it should allow Easter Sunday trading from next year. Continue reading
The Australian Anglican Church has had around 1,100 child abuse complaints reported against it in the past 35 years. A Government report says most children were aged around 11 when they were abused. Their publication about the Anglican Church comes a month after the Royal Commission into child abuse was told the Australian Catholic church Read more
The Big Sleep Out on July 6 at Auckland’s AUT City campus aims to raise funds that will go towards Ending Youth Homelessness. Last year’s sleepout saw 130 participants who helped raised more than $300,000, but this time in its eighth year, the event is aiming to raise at least $350,000. Continue reading