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The Heart of Jesus beats within us all

07 Aug 2015 12:23 pm

Source: Aoife Connors

The Heart of Jesus beats within us all

Identifying ways that Indigenous spirituality and the Catholic faith compliment each other became the central theme at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) National Assembly last month. 'Liturgical inculturation' was the topic of conversation amongst the 300 delegates from urban and rural Aboriginal communities across Australia. Centring on the theme, 'The [...] more

  

 

Aussie bishops head to Ukraine for talks

05 Aug 2015 04:06 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

Aussie bishops head to Ukraine for talks

This month two Australian bishops will join Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world at their annual Synod. Bishops Peter Stasiuk CSsr and Terence Curtin will participate in a Synod to be held in the Ukrainian regional city of Ivano-Frankivsk. Bishop Stasiuk leads the Ukrainian Church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania as spiritual leader [...] more

  

 

World-first comprehensive response to Laudato Si' released

05 Aug 2015 03:54 pm

Source: Catholic Mission

World-first comprehensive response to Laudato Si' released

The first comprehensive response of its kind to Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment was released in hard copy and online on Tuesday 4 August 2015. Comprising authors from various backgrounds and sectors, The Francis Effect II: Praised Be You – On Care for our Common Home has been developed by three Catholic agencies in [...] more

  

 

#Tech-savvyCatholicYouthFestival

03 Aug 2015 02:02 pm

Source: Rebecca DiGirolamo

#Tech-savvyCatholicYouthFestival

The rapid pick-up of new social media applications by Catholic youth is playing a major part in the coordination, planning and delivery of the next Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) to be held in Adelaide in December. "Over the last five years social media has become an essential part of communicating any event, particularly to [...] more

  

 

NATSICC representatives visit bishops conference

30 Jul 2015 04:38 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

NATSICC representatives visit bishops conference

On Thursday 30 July 2015, representatives from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) visited the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) General Secretariat for a series of meetings and a cultural awareness experience. Craig Arthur, National Administrator of NATSICC, John Lochowiak, Deputy Chair of NATSICC, and Sally Fitzgerald, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry for [...] more

  

 

Prayer for the Synod on the Family

4 – 25th October 2015

28 Jul 2015 12:57 pm

Source: ACBC Communications

Prayer for the Synod on the Family

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love, to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may [...] more

  

 

Nuncio receives a warm welcome from Filipino Catholic community

28 Jul 2015 12:07 pm

Source: Diocese of Parramatta

Nuncio receives a warm welcome from Filipino Catholic community

Filipino Catholics in Western Sydney turned out in force to welcome the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, on Sunday 26 July 2015. A Mass in St Michael's Church in Blacktown was followed by a celebratory lunch. The Archbishop was greeted by Fr Ruben Elago MSP, Coordinator of the Filipino Chaplaincy, and Deacon [...] more

  

 

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