Celebraing 50 years of priesthood Bishop of Wollongong Peter Ingham

Bishop Peter Ingham was surprised last week to receive a letter from Pope Francis congratulating him on his 50^th anniversary as a priest on Friday 18 July 2014.

The letter from Pope Francis, in Latin, conveyed his good wishes and blessing upon Bishop Ingham, the clergy and the people of the Diocese of Wollongong.

Pope Francis wrote in the letter, “I send you this letter my venerable brother, because you will celebrate your 50th anniversary of your ordination to the priesthood. I wish to convey my good wishes to you for having consistently exercised the sacred ministry. For this you are to be congratulated…May the blessing be both to you and through you to your Vicars General and the Church community of your diocese. I very lovingly impart my Apostolic Blessing and ask from you prayers for me and my Petrine Ministry.”  Continue reading →

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin at the Catholic Leadership Centre, Melbourne

Global Perspectives for Local Action: The European Perspective

Speaking about Pope Francis and his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, Archbishop of Dublin Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin addressed a Catholic Leadership Forum of priests, school principals and archdiocesan agency leaders gathered at the Catholic Leadership Centre, Melbourne on 14 July 2014.

A few weeks ago I was speaking with a Parish Priest in my diocese who told me that he was a little worried about his Curate. He said that his curate was a hard worker and that he got on reasonably well with people, but that he had a problem.

I asked what this problem was and the Parish Priest replied that the problem was with a person and when I asked further, to my surprise the answer was Pope Francis.

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Sunday, 20 July 2014

By Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB

As we gather in the Cathedral for Mass this morning, we are all deeply aware of and profoundly shocked by the terrible act of violence in Ukraine which has cost so many lives and horrified the world.

Families the world over are in mourning. We are no different here in Western Australia. The most recent information indicates that nine residents of our state have been killed, the youngest just eight years old.

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