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The entire Christian community, not only its leadership, ought to play a significant part in stamping out corruption The Philippines’ House of Representatives impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on Feb. 5. That same day, it transmitted the Articles of Impeachment to the Philippine Senate, which is mandated by the constitution...
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Mass deportations will inflict serious wounds on the U.S. Church....
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Pope Leo XIV held the first Ordinary Public Consistory of his pontificate on Friday morning, with Cardinals giving their formal approval for the canonizations of eight Blesseds. During the ceremony, the Holy Father announced that Bd Pier Giorgio Frassati and Bd Carlo Acutis will be canonized together on 7...
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Fr Alan Layt is savouring his final days of active ministry in the Parish of Rooty Hill before he starts his new season of life. The beloved Parish Priest of St Aidan’s Catholic Parish is retiring with a heavy but extremely grateful heart, after celebrating 29 years since...
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“I know the new pope, Leo XIV, very well,” Bishop Turley says, speaking from Chicago where he has “retired” to work with Augustinian pre-novices and assist with the archdiocese’s confirmation program. “He’s just a wonderful person…. If you commission him in something, you delegate something to him, you know...
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This Saturday at 9am, take a fresh look at some of the tiniest creatures in God’s creation – and discover how much we depend on them. Hosted by Earth Kin, an ecological awareness initiative of the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta....
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The strongest winds of 2025 whipped Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains over the weekend – an uncanny echo of the first Pentecost, when a “sound like the rush of a violent wind” filled the house where the disciples were gathered (Acts 2:2). That same Spirit stirred across 47 parishes...
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Sunday will mark one month since the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many people have looked at discrete decisions, like his choice of clothing, as tea leaves about his pontificate, whether they are or not. For example, there is much speculation about whether the new pope will live in...
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