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Disarming violence with nonviolence and treating one's opponent with benevolence is at the core of Jesus’ teaching and therefore the core of Christian discipleship....
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With our brothers and sisters from the South Sudanese Catholic Community, we gather to celebrate the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, the Patron Saint of victims of slavery and human trafficking....
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The Word of God this Sunday challenges us to see our brothers and sisters through the prism of their suffering. It commits us to work for what Pope Francis describes as the globalisation of hope....
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Pope Francis has written a sweeping letter to the U.S. bishops decrying the “major crisis” triggered by President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans and explicitly rejecting Vice President JD Vance’s attempts to use Catholic theology to justify the administration’s immigration crackdown. “The act of deporting people who in many...
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Following months of deliberation, the US government has formally declared its belief that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are committing genocide. ...
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At the heart of all these proposals lies the demand to respect the dignity of children, to recognise the conditions of their growth that limit their responsibility for their actions, and to support their families and communities in addressing the conditions that lead to unsocial behaviour....
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Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe on Sunday 24 November 2024....
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Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B at the 120th Anniversary Mass of St John’s Parish, Riverstone....
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On borders everywhere in the world today we find refugees, millions of them. They’re easily demonised, seen as a nuisance, a threat, as invaders, as criminals fleeing justice in their homelands. But mostly they are decent, honest people fleeing poverty, hunger, victimisation, and violence. And these reasons for fleeing...
Disarming violence with nonviolence and treating one's opponent with benevolence is at the core of Jesus’ teaching and therefore the core of Christian discipleship....
With our brothers and sisters from the South Sudanese Catholic Community, we gather to celebrate the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, the Patron Saint of victims of slavery and human trafficking....
The Word of God this Sunday challenges us to see our brothers and sisters through the prism of their suffering. It commits us to work for what Pope Francis describes as the globalisation of hope....
Pope Francis has written a sweeping letter to the U.S. bishops decrying the “major crisis” triggered by President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans and explicitly rejecting Vice President JD Vance’s attempts to use Catholic theology to justify the administration’s immigration crackdown. “The act of deporting people who in many...
Following months of deliberation, the US government has formally declared its belief that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are committing genocide. ...
At the heart of all these proposals lies the demand to respect the dignity of children, to recognise the conditions of their growth that limit their responsibility for their actions, and to support their families and communities in addressing the conditions that lead to unsocial behaviour....
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe on Sunday 24 November 2024....
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B at the 120th Anniversary Mass of St John’s Parish, Riverstone....
On borders everywhere in the world today we find refugees, millions of them. They’re easily demonised, seen as a nuisance, a threat, as invaders, as criminals fleeing justice in their homelands. But mostly they are decent, honest people fleeing poverty, hunger, victimisation, and violence. And these reasons for fleeing...