Emulating Pope Francis, Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited the city’s most vulnerable to come to lunch at St Mary’s Cathedral forecourt on Friday. Hundreds of people responded to the invitation. Over 100 volunteers fed them in the spirit of community and charity. The Archbishop, who joined the diners for the meal, spoke of his Read more
The Synod on Synodality is now considering what is shaping up to be among its most contentious points: decentralising and regionalising church decision-making structures. One suggested option is to establish continental advisory and decision-making bodies with their own rules alongside or in addition to the existing national bishops’ conferences. This authority-sharing might even involve deciding Read more
At last weekend’s Parish Renewal Conference in Sydney, New Zealand’s Bishop John Adams (left) spoke of the wisdom he gained after his parish was all but destroyed during the Christchurch earthquakes. Adams was a special guest speaker at the weekend conference which included discussions, workshops and inspiring testimonies. Transforming parishes The conference organisers aimed to Read more
An Australian judge is endorsing an updated edition of Gerard Henderson’s book “Cardinal Pell, The Media Pile-On & Collective Guilt”. It is “an important contribution to the efforts to establish a Criminal Cases Review Commission – as in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada” former High Court of Australia judge Michael Kirby commented. He Read more
More than 3,000 enthusiastic Australian pilgrims are gearing up to embark on a transformative journey to Lisbon, Portugal for World Youth Day 2023. The event marks it as one of the largest Australian contingents in the history of the gathering. With just weeks remaining until the August 1-6 celebrations, a group of 25 World Youth Read more