At the close of the National Eucharistic Congress' final Mass, Bishop Andrew H Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, asked the crowd of 60,000 gathered in Lucas Oil Stadium if they would identify one person in their life to intentionally evangelise. The post Congress calls on Catholics to “Walk with One,” evangelise through “spiritual companionship” appeared first on The Catholic Weekly ..read more

There is only one year left until the church celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council in history: the Council of Nicaea. In 2025, Orthodox and Catholics plan to celebrate this historic date together. The post One year left until the 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea appeared first on The Catholic Weekly ..read more

The Chaldean Catholic Church has announced that it will not allow the blessing of same-sex couples and released the reasons for this in a statement, claiming that this blessing draws similarities to a marriage. The post Chaldean Catholic Church says “no” to same-sex blessings appeared first on The Catholic Weekly ..read more

Dr Anna Walsh (right) carries a banner at the 2024 March for the unborn with friends. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2024 Professional people who are pro-life and occupy positions of privilege and power should consider speaking up about abortion. This is because for the moment at least, it is not illegal to talk about abortion, subject to a few exceptions. If we don’t exercise this freedom when and where we can, we may lose it. Having said that, we would do well to remember that there is no positive duty to speak the truth if it is unlikely to do good. This means there may be instan ..read more

Bishop Timothy Harris celebrating Mass for the legal and judicial community for an annual faith service. Photo: Bishop Timothy Harris Facebook page.  Townsville Bishop Timothy Harris has called the removal of vital pain-relieving medications from the Australian market over the past year a “disgrace” and questioned the seriousness of governments in providing real options for end-of-life care.  At least six medications commonly used by palliative care doctors and nurses were removed, including oral liquid morphine which is used to manage severe pain and laboured breathing in oncology ..read more

Grace Young. Photo: SCS/Supplied. Grace Young is only 21-years-old and is already making her childhood dreams come true.    The former St Patrick’s Catholic College Sutherland student will be jetting off to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, representing Australia in field hockey.   “I always had Paris 2024 in mind as the ultimate goal and to realise this childhood dream coming into fruition is unbelievable,” she said.   Grace’s sporting journey began back when she was only five years old, growing up in the country town of Grafton. By the age of 12 she was a ..read more

https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bcantalamessa90annieng.mp4 One of the most well-known Capuchin friars in the Vatican will be turning 90. Every Good Friday, he is in charge of preaching in St Peter’s Basilica, talking about injustices, suffering and belief in God, emphasising the importance of faith. Pope John Paul II appointed Raniero Cantalamessa Preacher of the Pontifical Household in 1980. Pope Benedict XVI renewed his appointment in 2005 and later Pope Francis retained him in his post as well. In 2020, he was made an honorary cardinal since he was already over ..read more

https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bparolinezelenskyeng.mp4 As Cardinal Parolin’s visit to Ukraine came to a close, he met with president Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, who thanked the Vatican Secretary of State for his presence at a peace summit in Switzerland. “Thank you for your own participation in the peace summit. That was the first step. Only the first step, but anyway already the first step. All these steps are very important for us,” the president said. The Vatican stated this visit was an expression of the pope’s solidarity with Ukraine and his desire fo ..read more

Patriarch Douaihy icon. Photo: Supplied When wars, pandemics, addictions, and laws that are against the will of God are rife across the world, we must never despair, but rather, we must pray unceasingly, because when we pray and put our trust in God, we are able to overcome all the challenges of life. Scripture teaches us that where sin multiplies, grace abounds even more. We must keep in mind that the grace of the Lord is sufficient for us, and light drives out darkness. That is because he was in the beginning, since “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God … All things came ..read more

Looking at the challenges faced by the Apostles in Acts 5, including the jealous rage of the Sadducees, the crafty argument that Gamaliel mounts in the Apostles’ defence, and their miraculous escape from prison. With Dr. Robert Haddad. The post RE Search Episode 56: The Persecution of the Apostles. appeared first on The Catholic Weekly ..read more