Category: Church news
Current/recent news about the Catholic Church
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Towards a Spirituality of Synodality
Concerned Lay Catholics (Canada) is offering an online event about the spirituality of synodality.
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More thoughts about war
Pope Leo has been a critic of the USA-Israel war on Iran. The article linked here shows how he stands firmly in the tradition of Popes over the past 50 years.
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Just war?
Catholics in the USA could be forgiven if they are confused by the apparent conflict between their President and ‘their’ Pope. It must be especially troubling for the more conservative among them. Over recent decades they stood firmly behind two conservative Popes, John Paul II and Benedict, but found Francis sufficiently confronting that many rejected…
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Leo XIV Reopens the Amoris Debate
Reposted from https://popeleoweekly.substack.com/p/leo-xiv-reopens-the-amoris-debate Sarah Carter (@recoveringcatholic) posted this on her Pope Leo Weekly Substack. She begins by noting that the Pope has called a meeting of bishops about Amoris Laetitia, the exhortation on marriage by Pope Francis. She concludes that with a quote from the Pope and a link to his complete message. That is…
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Signs of departure
It is now long enough since the election of Pope Leo IV to see how he is continuing in the path of Pope Francis and how he is treading his own path. Catholic Outlook from the Diocese of Parramatta has highlighted an article, originally published in Commonweal magazine. The author is Massimo Faggioli, a professor in…
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Radical inclusivity
The Parramatta Diocesan Pastoral Council has prepared this wonderful statement on inclusivity. It was released on the 30th of July 2022.
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The Sacraments, Relationships and Meaning
The Secretariat of Australian Reforming Catholics is astounded at some of the responses to the controversy concerning the words used during Baptism at the Catholic Church at South Brisbane. By all accounts, it appears that the priests at this Church have been endeavouring to provide the sacraments and liturgical celebrations in a manner that engages their people…