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Francis accepts copy of Uluru Statement
30 May 2022Pope Francis has received a copy of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in St Peter's Square, Rome. He accepted the gift in Rome, offering the endorsement of a photograph with the document after a briefing from aides and a meeting with Gweagal woman Theresa... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Catholic News Agency THE Vatican is inviting Catholics to join Pope Francis in praying the rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world at the end of the Marian month of May. The pope would pray the rosary before the statue of Mary Regina Pacis...
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Gunmen kidnap two Catholic priests in Nigeria
27 May 2022By Catholic News Agency GUNMEN attacked a Catholic rectory and kidnapped two priests in northwest Nigeria on Wednesday. Fr Stephen Ojapah and Fr Oliver Okpara were abducted after gunmen broke into the rectory of St Patrick's Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderETHIOPIAN Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel says his trip to Australia gives him the chance to thank individuals and organisations supporting projects that are helping transform the lives of people in the east African nation. He is set to visit Brisbane...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBLACKFRIARS Holy Rosary parish in Canberra's north was broken into and sacred vessels and chalices were stolen on the night of May 24. Parish priest Dominican Father Mannes Tellis said the Blessed Sacrament had been desecrated during the burglar's attempts...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Catholic News Agency A TELEGRAM sent to the Archbishop of San Antonio on Wednesday conveyed Pope Francis' deep sadness over the deaths of 21 people at a school shooting in Texas the previous day. "Assuring those affected by this attack of his spiritual...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPope Francis' delegate to Australia has found time for sightseeing during a busy trip to Far North Queensland. Archbishop Charles Balvo attended Mass in Mount Garnet and enjoyed a quick trip to Green Island while in the region late last week. The papal...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCARDINAL Joseph Zen appeared in court in Hong Kong on Tuesday, a date which is the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. The 90-year-old former Catholic bishop of Hong Kong was charged in court on May 24 with four other prominent democracy advocates...
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15 killed in Texas school shooting
25 May 2022THE United States is again reeling after another school shooting - this time in Texas where 14 students and a teacher have died at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Texas Governor Grett Abbott said the shooter, a local 18-year-old, has died, believed... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Archbishop calls for prayers in "troubled times"
24 May 2022BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has used the feast day of Our Lady, Help of Christians to call for prayers for the Church in Australia, ahead of an historic second assembly of the Plenary Council in Sydney in July. Archbishop Coleridge said the Church...