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Pope: Fr. Gustavo Gutiérrez was ‘a great man of the Church’

Pope Francis recalls the life and work of Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, the late founder of liberation theology, saying he brought forth great apostolic impetus and rich theology. [Read More]

Pope: May we be a Church on the move, sharing the joy of the Gospel

  At the concluding Mass of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis encourages us to be like Bartimaeus in today’s Gospel and “entrust our blindness to the Lord” in order to be “a missionary Church that walks with her Lord through the streets of the world.” Marking the conclusion of the XVIth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis presided over the Synod’s closing Mass on Sunday, 27 October, in Saint Peter’s Basilica. The Pope gave thanks to the Lord for the “journey we have made together” in the Synod on Synodality that began three years ago with local, regional and continental meetings, and culminated in month-long October meetings at the Vatican in […] [Read More]

Cardinal Fernández: Let us work to give women more space and power

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, explains why he did not consider the decision on the female diaconate to be ‘mature,’ saying it does not mean closing off the possibility. [Read More]

Four new holy relics bring joy to Our Lady of the Angels Rouse Hill

Our Lady of the Angels Parish Rouse Hill welcomed four special relics, which were blessed by Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv during a special Mass on Saturday 5 October.  [Read More]