Christmas Mass attendees invited to participate in Plenary Council
As Christmas Masses draw in many more people each year, it is a great opportunity for those that don’t attend Mass regularly to have their say in the Plenary Council process.
Pope Francis says “Welcome the surprises of Heaven this Christmas!”
Pope Francis has encouraged all to look out for the surprises that Christmas brings
Extremely busy Christmas for Pope Francis
While most people are now winding down for the holiday season, Pope Francis is preparing for a jam-packed Christmas schedule that will more than likely include a critique of the Church and moral guidance for the masses.
31,000 people contribute to Plenary Council
The Plenary Council 2020 received more than 2,000 submissions during November, matching the number of responses the process had received in the previous five months combined.
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All around the world, women - and babies - are dying during childbirth. This is because they do not have access to trained midwives and safe birthing conditions. In communities where safe motherhood initiatives have not been implemented, mothers and children are still at risk every day.
Fr Frank Brennan: religious freedom requires better protection at a Commonwealth level
Since the same sex marriage plebiscite the challenge has been balancing the right to freedom of religion for religious educators with the right to non-discrimination for teachers and students. Fr Frank Brennan, a member of the Religious Freedom Review chaired by Philip Ruddock, offers a pragmatic solution below.
Catholic Church submits report to the National Office for Child Safety
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have submitted a joint report to the National Office for Child Safety (NOCS) on the Catholic Church’s implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.