Miraculously beating a terminal cancer diagnosis came with a devastating cost for couple Candace and Maureece Xuereb. Join them as they share their struggle of infertility at the "You are not alone" retreat on 19 October.

Did you know that without St Francis, we wouldn’t have the cappuccino? On his feast day of 4 October, say a prayer with your coffee for the intercession of one of the church’s most-loved saints.

The Eucharist invites our deeper appreciation of the divine gift of "communio" for a church ever vulnerable to polarisation and factionalism, and the "communio" of believers as a true body and real presence of Christ in an all-too-divided and warring world, writes Daniel Ang.

After the first assembly of the synod on synodality in 2023, Pope Francis set up 10 study groups to reflect more deeply on some of the most controversial or complicated questions raised during the synod process. Opening the diaconate to women and ensuring they have decision-making roles in the church was one of those questions.

When Cardinal Bergoglio stepped out onto the balcony of St Peter's as pope, few expected that the Jesuit would choose the name Francis for his pontificate, in honour of the saint of Assisi.

This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP for the pontifical Mass of Christian Burial for Monsignor John Usher, AM at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Mortlake, 27 September 2024. 

Reports and Commentary on the Synod on Synodality: “For a Synodal Church – Communion, Participation, Mission."