Dec 9, 2024 · MELBOURNE-based Ukrainian Bishop Mykola Bychok was made a cardinal by Pope Francis at a consistory in St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday. Cardinal Bychok, 44, who leads the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, became the youngest cardinal in the world.

Oct 31, 2024 · LUCE is an animated mascot clad in a yellow raincoat and mud-caked green boots and only days after she was announced, she’s already weathered her first storms in online forums and social media feeds. The cartoon mascot was launched by Church officials on Monday as the face of the Church’s upcoming Year of Jubilee 2025. […]

Oct 18, 2024 · ST Luke contributed more to the New Testament than any other single author, offering us the most detailed account of Jesus’ life and the early Church. He is also credited with founding Christian iconography, worked as a physician, and was a close companion of St Paul until his death. St Luke is believed to have […]

Oct 29, 2024 · ON October 28, the Church celebrates the feast of St Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. Historians account the Letter of Jude, one of the shortest books of the Bible, to his work, and he is often depicted with a club or axe. This symbolises his martyrdom, which was likely in […]

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Oct 7, 2024 · POPE Francis has named 21 news cardinals including one for Australia – Bishop Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne. The announcement will make Cardinal-Designate Bychok, 44, Australia’s only cardinal and the youngest cardinal. Pope Francis made the announcement from a window overlooking St Peter’s Square after […]

Dec 12, 2024 · RELIGION researchers have long taken for granted that women were just more religious than men – but new research might flip that trend on its head. Findings from the Australian Community Survey run by NCLS Research show males in Gen Z, measured as 18-27 year olds in 2022, were more likely to attend church than […]

Nov 14, 2024 · TWO Brisbane married men Hugo Silva and Martin Lewis will be ordained to the permanent diaconate at St Stephen’s Cathedral on November 16. Both men said they felt a great sense of peace about their decision. “I feel like I’m in the right place, I’m doing the right thing, and I certainly feel it’s the […]

Dec 8, 2024 · The apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes has since become a major site for Catholic pilgrimage. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a time to celebrate the great joy of God’s gift to humanity in Mary, and to recognise with greater clarity, the truth that each and every human being has been created by God to fulfil a particular mission that he and only he can fulfil.

Nov 21, 2024 · POPE Francis announced on Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonised during two major jubilee celebrations dedicated to young people. Both soon-to-be saints are beloved by many Catholic young people for their enthusiastic pursuit of …