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The Catholic Weekly stands firm in its Catholic identity and embraces a counter-cultural stance, advocating for the sanctity of life. Our mission is to communicate our perspective on the Church, the teachings of the Lord, and the transformative potential of the Christian journey. We aim to offer our readers clear insights into Catholicism during these challenging times.

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George Weigel: A new model conclave?

1 day ago | catholicweekly.com.au | George Weigel

Rome has a good claim to be the rumour capital of the planet. Many speculations heard along the Tiber are nonsense, of course, not least those concerning papabili: men who are (to translate freely) “popeable.”Some rumours, however, should be taken more seriously; should they turn out to be fact rather than scuttlebutt, real damage could be done to the church.
In final testament, pope asks for simple burial, prayed for peace | The Catholic Weekly

3 days ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Cindy Wooden

In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world. “I offered the suffering present in the latter part of my life to the Lord for world peace and brotherhood among peoples,” he wrote in the document dated 29 June, 2022, and published by the Vatican 21 April, hours after he had died.
Bible-based films for Eastertide

6 days ago | catholicweekly.com.au | John Mulderig

(OSV News) From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films constituted a reliable staple of Hollywood’s output. Directors both famous and obscure mined the Scriptures for stories they could bring to the big screen, with results that ranged from the reverential to the exploitative. Today, many of these films are available for streaming.
On the Way of the Cross, in Ukraine and Hong Kong | The Catholic Weekly

1 week ago | catholicweekly.com.au | George Weigel

Last Christmas, I borrowed a thought from the English spiritual writer Caryll Houselander and suggested in this space that the wood of the manger anticipates the wood of the Cross: that Christmas points to Easter, but only by traversing the Via Crucis to Calvary.
Two popes who built St Peter's Basilica face each other fully restored | The Catholic Weekly

1 week ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Justin Mclellan

Two popes who played instrumental roles in building the world’s largest church now gaze at one another with renewed clarity in the apse of St Peter’s Basilica. After decades of accumulating dirt, dust and grime, the funerary statues of Popes Paul III and Urban VIII were returned to their original luster as part of a broader restoration campaign inside the basilica, which included conservation work on sculpture surfaces and a new lighting installation in the Vatican necropolis below the basilica.
Russell Brand, actor, Christian convert and promoter of Hallow, charged with rape | The Catholic Weekly

2 weeks ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Gina Christian

A British actor and comedian who promoted the Hallow prayer app and interviewed Bishop Robert E Barron has been charged with rape and other sexual offenses. Russell Brand is facing two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, the Metropolitan Police Service of the United Kingdom announced 4 April. The charges, which relate to four separate women, stem from alleged incidents dating to 1999, 2001 and 2004-2005, according to police.
This is going to be a unique contest between two Catholics | The Catholic Weekly

2 weeks ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Michael Cook

The Federal election next month (3 May) may be the first in Australian history in which both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition identify as Catholics. “Identify” is the operative word. Neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton is a regular church goer, but both acknowledged in conversation with The Australian’s Troy Bramston recently that they have Catholic backgrounds. Mr Albanese said that his Catholic faith was a source of solace and strength.
Archbishop encourages hope as death toll in Myanmar surpasses 3,000 | The Catholic Weekly

2 weeks ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Junno Arocho Esteves

Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God’s mercy.
Pope St John Paul II, Doctor of the Church?

3 weeks ago | catholicweekly.com.au | George Weigel

The Catholic Church is prudently patient in awarding the title “Doctor of the Church” to her greatest teachers. However luminous someone’s explication of the truths of the Catholic faith may seem in his or her time, the efficacy of that teaching can only be tested over generations, sometimes centuries. This is particularly true of the saints who stretched the church’s understanding, discomfiting some in the process.
Pope Francis' 12-year papacy examined for impact on migration

1 month ago | catholicweekly.com.au | Kate Scanlon

Catholic theologians and other experts discussed the impact of Pope Francis’ pontificate on issues, particularly migration, as the pope remained in the hospital during a 19 March panel hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for several weeks, recently celebrated his 12th anniversary as pope.