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Demythologising some recent Catholic history

George Weigel responds to an accusation Cardinals the late George Pell and Timothy Dolan together “cast suspicion” over the 2015 Synod of Bishops with a petition to Pope Francis about its procedures, a petition the pontiff granted.

Lenten food “doesn’t mean boring,” says Catholic chef

While the season of Lent is marked by fasting and abstinence, cooking for a hungry family in this season of prayer and penance "doesn't mean boring or 'fish all the time,'" a Catholic chef told OSV News.

St Mary’s Cathedral welcomes record numbers at annual Rite of Election

On Sunday 9 March at St Mary's Cathedral, the Archdiocese of Sydney welcomed a record 384 catechumens and candidates at the annual Rite of Election—a 30 per cent increase in converts from the previous year.

St Mary’s Cathedral celebrates Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday saw hundreds of the faithful gather at St Mary’s Cathedral to contemplate their faith and personal devotion at the beginning of Lent for 2025. 

Pope follows Lenten retreat from hospital; his condition remains stable

As Pope Francis' condition remains stable, which is a sign of continued improvement, he followed the start of the Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia by video linkup and met again with two top Vatican officials to stay abreast of current events, the Vatican press office said.

George Weigel: Lent and the purification of memory

The annual 40-day pilgrimage through the desert of Lent, patterned on the Lord’s 40 days in the Judaean wilderness in preparation for his public ministry, is the preeminent moment in the church’s year of grace for the much-needed purification of our memory.

Pope Francis would appreciate the timing of his suffering, says Archbishop...

A day before Pope Francis sent a much-welcome audio message from hospital thanking people for their prayers, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP commented on the “spiritual fittingness” of the timing of his prolonged illness during the season of Lent.

Pope Francis: Ash Wednesday teaches human fragility, Gospel hope

The journey of Lent "unfolds amid the remembrance of our fragility and the hope that, at the end of the road, the Risen Lord is waiting for us," Pope Francis wrote in his homily for Ash Wednesday.

Embracing Lent with lentil and beet soup

Jocelyne provides a recipe for Lent that reminds her of her childhood, inspired by her aunty and mother.

Suggestions for Lent you may not have considered

There are many ways today’s Catholics can practice the ancient traditions of praying, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent. Cutting out hate-socialising online is one of them.

Grow in resilience this Lent

This Lent is an opportunity to learn to grow through suffering, and the develop resilience we each need to go through life.

This Lent, compare your life to a migrant’s, pope says

Pope Francis urged Christians to examine their consciences in Lent by comparing their daily lives to the hardships faced by migrants, calling it a way to grow in empathy and discover God's call to compassion.
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