Tag: Vatican

Pope Leo XIV offered Easter Mass in St Peter's Square Sunday proclaiming that with Christ's resurrection "death has been conquered forever” and "no longer has power over us."

Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday in his first Easter Triduum liturgy as pope, saying that Jesus taught us how to love like he loves during the Last Supper.

Newly-appointed prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts Archbishop Anthony Randazzo says his work in Rome will be grounded in a pastoral vision of canon law and shaped by his life in the church in Australia and Oceania.

Many of my friends have gone to Medjugorje, where Our Lady is supposed to have appeared, and they speak very highly of it. But I understand that the Vatican has not been very positive about it. What is the Vatican’s position?

The Vatican has ruled the terms ‘co-redemptrix’ and ‘mediatrix’ are not to be used for the mother of Christ. Fr Flader explains the recent pronouncement.

A new Vatican document on Mary affirms a Scripture-based understanding of her person and her pivotal role in salvation history, according to several experts – although some lament the document failed to confirm two key titles popularly associated with her over the centuries, while commending renewed attention to the role of Mary.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged an international group of young adults to reach out to their peers and invite them to be active members of a parish community rather than trying to live their faith alone.

Pope Leo XIV will canonise seven new saints on 19 October, recognising a diverse group of men and women from Venezuela, Turkey, Papua New Guinea, and Italy – each united by their faith amid adversity.

Bishop Tony Percy, and four other recently ordained Australian bishops spent a week in Rome earlier this month on what is sometimes fondly termed a ‘baby bishops’ course.

The Archdiocese of Sydney’s Director of Safeguarding Jennifer Orre was among the safeguarding leaders, clergy, and professionals from across the world who attended the challenging yet hope-filled gathering.

Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher OP has been appointed to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) by Pope Leo XIV. It follows the archbishop’s earlier reappointment to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for a third term by Pope Francis before his passing.

Despite a lot of silly media and internet speculations about the effects of a US-born pope on the world political scene, Pope Leo XIV’s immediate priorities will likely be ecclesiastical rather than geopolitical.