Pope sends emergency funding to hurricane victims in Haiti
As a sign of his closeness and concern, Pope Francis sent aid money to hurricane-stricken Haiti. An initial donation of...
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Did You Remember World Food Day?
Yep, us neither – but it does bring home some sobering truths. Particularly as climate change threatens food production, people...
Tall Order: ‘You cannot be a Christian without practising the Beatitudes’
Meeting a pilgrimage of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany, Pope Francis said he does not like “the contradiction of those...
Street Saints and Brave Martyrs: Pope declares Seven New Saints
Pope Francis created seven new saints yesterday October 16. Here are brief biographies of the six men and one woman...
St Teresa of Avila Feast Day
Visit St Teresa with The Southern Cross and Archbishop Stephen Brislin in her birthplace of Avila and her tomb in...
Mass Readings: 16 October – 23 October
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday October 16 Exodus 17:8-13, Psalms 121:1-8,...
Let’s Kill the Virus of Indifference!
All it takes is just one person carrying out one simple, loving act of mercy every day to start a...
Pope Francis Pleads for Civilians to be Rescued in Syria
In the wake of intensified attacks in Syria, Pope Francis called for an immediate cease-fire – even if temporary –...
Beware of Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope
A Dutch cardinal has warned about the “slippery slope” of euthanasia, which has been legal in the Netherlands since 2002....
