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The privilege of walking with people who mourn
By (Bishop) Pat Power Sometimes when people hear that I am involved in about 40 funerals a year, the reaction is “how depressing”. Not really. ... Read More
An assembly of archivists? A herd of historians?
Whatever their collective title might be, the Catholic Diocesan Archivists of Australia gathered at Haydon Hall in Canberra this week for their 17th annual meeting. ... Read More
This princess saint was not Harry Potter’s owl: St. Hedwig of Silesia
Wrocław, Poland, Oct 16, 2019 / 11:20 am (CNA) - Readers who find this story through a search engine probably were looking for information about ... Read More
Film to portray Catholic woman who saved Jewish children in WWII
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 15, 2019 / 06:47 pm (CNA) - The true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic woman who helped smuggle thousands ... Read More
What are you willing to die for, Chaput asks students
Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2019 / 10:30 am (CNA) - It is important to consider what we are willing to die for, Archbishop Charles Chaput ... Read More
Polish bishops open beatification process for parents of St John Paul II
John Paul II’s father, Karol Wojtyla, and mother, Emilia nee Kaczorowska. Krakow, Poland, Oct 10, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA) - The Polish bishops’ conference ... Read More
Made New Again: A young Church gathers at Ignite Conference
Canberra Youth, Olivia, Chiara and Christopher Over 800 young people gathered for a celebration of faith at the first Ignite Conference to be held in ... Read More