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Carlo Acutis’ family gather in Rome to witness son becoming saint 

Few families in history have lived to see their child canonised in the Catholic Church – Carlo Acutis’ family did.   [Read More]

Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025

Today we thank God for those who heeded the call from the other side of the world so those gathered from every language and nation might come and see the Lord’s glory coming from the east and the west and from the north and the south to recline at table in the kingdom of God.  [Read More]

Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2025

This week we have marked the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki while at the same time witnessing Israel’s preparation to take over the whole of Gaza and Russia’s intransigence in negotiating peace in Ukraine. The prospect of peace seems illusory in these places. [Read More]

New Social Justice Statement tackles homelessness and mental health

Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service chair Tim Harris delivered the following address at the launch of the 2025 Social Justice Statement in Canberra on Wednesday, 13 August. [Read More]