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‘All brothers,’ Pope Francis’ final message of 2024

For his last message of 2024, Pope Francis reflected on the ongoing work for the Jubilee that has begun. He celebrated the city of Rome, reinterpreting its "universal vocation" as a laboratory of fraternity. [Read More]

Pope Francis picks an advocate for church reform for Washington, DC

The appointment of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the eighth archbishop of Washington, D.C., demonstrates the degree to which Pope Francis understands the situation of the church in the U.S. [Read More]

Pope appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla as Vatican’s first female prefect

Pope Francis appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla, an Italian-born religious sister from the Consolata Missionaries, as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. [Read More]

Pope Francis announces new Bishop of Bunbury

Pope Francis has appointed Perth-based priest, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, to be the fifth Bishop of Bunbury. [Read More]