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During his first visit outside the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV makes a stop at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray to the icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani and at the tomb of the late Pope Francis....
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"Accept surprises that upset your plans, shatter your dreams, give a completely different turn to your day and who knows? - to your life. Leave the Father free himself to weave the pattern of your days" - Dom Helder Camara ...
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In his annual address to the Roman Curia for the exchange of Christmas Greetings, Pope Francis decries the killing of more children in Gaza. and highlights the virtue of humility to foster an harmonious working community....
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Anne-Cathy Graber was surprised when Mennonite World Conference received an invitation to send a delegate to the Roman Catholic Synod on Synodality’s concluding assembly in Rome....
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The management of princes was an essential task of statecraft in earlier, monarchical ages. In our more democratic epoch, the essence of governance or leadership is more often the management of expectations....
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Geraldine Doogue interviews Synod expert and papal biographer Austen Ivereigh, who attended the Friday meeting of study group 5 and says it was an important moment for seeing synodality in action....
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On the Feast Day of St Augustine, we reflect on the recent International Congress of Lay Augustinians, which saw members of the Diocese of Parramatta visit Rome last July to honour the legacy and mission of a great saint. Eight attendees from Australia embarked on a five-day...
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Ashleigh Green, a social worker at CatholicCare in the Diocese of Broken Bay, was the Australian Youth Delegate at the conference, ‘From Krakow to Panama: The Synod Journeying with Young People,’ held in Rome from April 5 to April 9. Ashleigh shared her hopes for the upcoming 2018 Synod...
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As Australians gather across the country along with those in ANZAC Cove to commemorate ANZAC Day 2016, a small group of expatriate Australians and New Zealanders will continue the tradition at a special Mass at Domus Australia in Rome. Officials and guests will gather for the special Mass of...