Category: Church news

Current/recent news about the Catholic Church

  • 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

    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…

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