by Rene Reid | Jun 29, 2016 | Australia
Bishops for the Australian mission From 1788, when the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay, until 31 March 2016, seventeen popes have entrusted the pastoral care of Australia’s Catholics to 214 bishops. Until 1976 the popes had also designated Australia a ‘mission’... by Rene Reid | Jun 17, 2016 | Prayers
Mary Beth Stein shared this prayer with the team: Holy One, for the longest time we have prayed, “Your kingdom come,”and often we have wanted it to come in a supernatural way that did not ask too much of us. We have longed for your reign but imagined it... by Rene Reid | Jun 16, 2016 | CCRI News
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Local bishops have an obligation to welcome new movements and communities and guide them, while the groups have an obligation to obey the local bishop and avoid the appearance of setting up a parallel church, said a new Vatican document. The... by Rene Reid | Jun 12, 2016 | Newsletters
To all who support Church reform: We stand in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando, Florida massacre along with their families and loved ones who are grieving their loss. As the shooter declared himself a “soldier of ISIS,” so we declare ourselves followers of... by Rene Reid | Jun 11, 2016 | CCRI News
(Vatican Radio) It was announced on Friday Pope Francis has decided to raise the celebration of the memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to the dignity of a liturgical Feast. In the modern Church calendar, saints may be commemorated with a memorial (optional or...