POPE Francis concludes his prayer for the Year of Mercy “through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy”. Mothers are remarkable models of mercy: they give life and they nurture life. Mary the mother of Jesus, shares deeply in the mercy of her Son Jesus. We can always rely on her to help us with […]

MUCH continues to be said about asylum seekers and detention centres. The Bishop of Parramatta-designate, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, has labelled detention centres “prisons”, and in his new role hopes to tackle youth radicalisation and the perception of asylum-seekers. Bishop Long was appalled by Australia’s current stance on asylum-seekers. “I regret that Australia as […]

TODAY we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. We hear in the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, that the Spirit of God, is poured out as ‘gift’ on the Apostles, who had gathered together out of fear, and were then transformed into a group of loving boldness and joy because they were filled […]

READ the Archbishop’s letter to youth and view the video clips below the letter.  

THE papal exhortation Joy of Love can be read and downloaded on www.catholic.org.au/synod-2015/home

IN his apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (Joy of Love), Pope Francis is convinced that the Christian vision of marriage and family also has an unchanged force of attraction.  But it demands “a healthy dose of self-criticism”. We needs also to be humble and realistic, acknowledging at times that the way we present our Christian beliefs […]

POPE Francis has criticised those who care more about the letter of the law than people’s individual situations in the context of his recent letter Amoris Laetitia and its tone of mercy. Speaking during a homily at Mass last Monday April 11, the Pope warned Catholics against such behaviour by recalling the attack of blasphemy […]

THE language and style of Amoris Laetitia (Joy Of Love) is simple and engaging. The Pope tries to speak about human experiences in a warm, concrete and compassionate way. This is not always the case with Church documents which tend to have divided relationships into ‘regular’ and ‘irregular’ according to an arbitrary law or discipline. […]

Nine things to know from Pope Francis’s statement on the Catholic Church and marriage Article also has link to Pope Francis apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia (Joy of Love)