5 Headlines You May Have Missed (17 October)
Backlash over inaccurate summary of proceedings at the Synod on the Family, Pope Paul VI to be beatified in Rome, Artes Christi celebrate JPII’s feast day with a performance of his play + more…
Backlash over inaccurate summary of proceedings at the Synod on the Family, Pope Paul VI to be beatified in Rome, Artes Christi celebrate JPII’s feast day with a performance of his play + more…
Extraordinary Synod on the Family begins in Rome, Australian couple abandons child born to a surrogate, police promise greater security at tomorrow’s March for the Babies in Melbourne + more
Emeritus Pope Benedict makes an appearance at a meeting with the elderly, Two new Blesseds for the Church, Chaldean Patriarch of Bagdad calls on Muslims to support persecuted Christians + more
Bishop Anthony Fisher named new Archbishop of Sydney, Nigerian Bishop reports 2500 Catholics have died at the hands of Boko Haram, International Caritas gathering formulates ongoing response to crisis in the Middle East + more…
Italian missionary sisters murdered in Burundi, US escalate intervention against Islamic State, Pro-life activist challenges Tasmania’s buffer zone laws + more…
Soccer superstars join Pope’s interreligious “match for peace”, Ukrainian Archbishop urges Global community not to remain silent on the plight of his people, Cause for the Canonisation of Fulton Sheen suspended + more…
U.S. Archdiocese raises ethical issues with ALS ice bucket challenge, Cardinal Pell appears before the Royal Commission, World Congress of Families set to kick off in Melbourne amidst protests + more.
Papal envoy joins persecuted Christians in Iraq as the crisis continues, Pope Francis arrives in South Korea, Advocacy group uses the case of baby Gammy to push commercial surrogacy in Australia + more