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Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the late Pope Francis' insistence on mercy, which became an underlying theme of his 12-year-long pontificate....
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More than 700 people gathered at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta to honour the life and legacy of Pope Francis on Sunday 27 April 2025. The steady rain outside echoed the tears of millions worldwide mourning the loss of a beloved and compassionate leader whose message of hope, mercy, and...
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Yesterday, I walked with my wife, Elisabetta Piqué, to the chapel of Santa Marta in Vatican City to bid our final farewell to Pope Francis, a man who had been our friend for more than 20 years. It was a profoundly emotional moment as we stood in front of...
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Whether by luck or divine intervention, our Vicar for Communications and Editor of Catholic Outlook, Br Mark O'Connor FMS was in Rome for Easter and has extended his stay to cover one of the most significant events in the Church's history. This is his first letter. ...
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Pope Francis had a big heart for Africa and Africans. He leaves behind a legacy of commitment to Africa’s quest for peace, social justice, and integral development. To crown it all, the Pope’s solidarity with African refugees and migrants, the poor, and the marginalised will live on....
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Pope Francis asked us to be signs of hope for others, as he himself has been an outstanding embodiment of Christian hope even in times of sickness, fragility and death. As we remember him in a spirit of thanksgiving and trust, let us endeavour to be the Church that...
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May Francis rest in peace, and may we become what he described as ‘pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of Life’. Francis was commissioning us in the same way as Jesus in today’s gospel when he said to the overjoyed disciples:...
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In an interview in the wake of Pope Francis' death, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar remembers the late Pope “as a loving and compassionate shepherd” whose “voice became our echo,” whose "heart understood our grief," and whose "presence brought healing." The Cardinal, who served as the leader of...
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Among the final words of the late Pope Francis was a "thank you" to his personal healthcare assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, for encouraging him to take one last ride in the popemobile on Sunday after the Urbi et Orbi. He rested in the afternoon, had a quiet dinner, and then...
Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the late Pope Francis' insistence on mercy, which became an underlying theme of his 12-year-long pontificate....
More than 700 people gathered at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta to honour the life and legacy of Pope Francis on Sunday 27 April 2025. The steady rain outside echoed the tears of millions worldwide mourning the loss of a beloved and compassionate leader whose message of hope, mercy, and...
Yesterday, I walked with my wife, Elisabetta Piqué, to the chapel of Santa Marta in Vatican City to bid our final farewell to Pope Francis, a man who had been our friend for more than 20 years. It was a profoundly emotional moment as we stood in front of...
Whether by luck or divine intervention, our Vicar for Communications and Editor of Catholic Outlook, Br Mark O'Connor FMS was in Rome for Easter and has extended his stay to cover one of the most significant events in the Church's history. This is his first letter. ...
Pope Francis had a big heart for Africa and Africans. He leaves behind a legacy of commitment to Africa’s quest for peace, social justice, and integral development. To crown it all, the Pope’s solidarity with African refugees and migrants, the poor, and the marginalised will live on....
Pope Francis asked us to be signs of hope for others, as he himself has been an outstanding embodiment of Christian hope even in times of sickness, fragility and death. As we remember him in a spirit of thanksgiving and trust, let us endeavour to be the Church that...
May Francis rest in peace, and may we become what he described as ‘pilgrims of hope, witnesses of the victory of love and of the disarmed power of Life’. Francis was commissioning us in the same way as Jesus in today’s gospel when he said to the overjoyed disciples:...
In an interview in the wake of Pope Francis' death, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar remembers the late Pope “as a loving and compassionate shepherd” whose “voice became our echo,” whose "heart understood our grief," and whose "presence brought healing." The Cardinal, who served as the leader of...
Among the final words of the late Pope Francis was a "thank you" to his personal healthcare assistant, Massimiliano Strappetti, for encouraging him to take one last ride in the popemobile on Sunday after the Urbi et Orbi. He rested in the afternoon, had a quiet dinner, and then...