Tag: Evangelisation

Having a homily viewed by 30,000 people daily is no small feat but for Fr Khohi Mbwi, this is in addition to his day job.

On 1 February, 70 passionate participants of Alpha from across the Sydney Archdiocese, gathered for a dedicated coaching day, looking for guidance and training to become Alpha leaders of their parishes.

Meeting a group of pilgrims from Scandinavia at the Vatican 3 February, the pope urged them to bring the Gospel to those on the peripheries of their home communities, to "think of those who may be isolated or lonely."

Church communications cannot exist in an "enclosure" in which Catholics merely talk among themselves and do not engage with the outside world, Pope Francis said.

The need for the church’s faithful and bold engagement of so-called “new media”, and of the cultures and ways of thinking it shapes, was the focus of discussion at the 14th Communications Seminar hosted by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, coinciding with the Jubilee of the World of Communications.

Theology should serve as a guiding companion for those seeking meaning and truth, particularly during life's pivotal moments, Pope Francis said, calling on theologians and theology faculties to expand their outreach.

Berala parish has hit on a “fruitful” way to evangelise this Advent while decorating its Christmas tree.

Fr Brian Lucas paints a word picture of the contribution of Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP to the church in Sydney and to the wider society, against the background of the contributions of his eight predecessors.

A decade on from his installation as Archbishop of Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP says the church’s people and the grace of God has made them great years despite some extraordinary challenges.

With two-thirds of the planet’s population yet to hear the good news, Global 2033 is aiming to spread the Gospel to each person in the world by 2033, fulfilling Christ’s Great Commission to make him known to all.

When we forget that we are adopted children of a loving God, made in his image and likeness, it is not a surprise that so many of us spend our whole lives searching aimlessly for love, identity and purpose, writes Joseph Boulos.

The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said.