4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (231+ words) A university which President Donald Trump has described as “anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and anti-America” seems an unlikely place for a new springtime for Catholicism. But it appears that this is happening at Harvard University, the oldest and most prestigious in the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (820+ words) For New Zealand broadcaster and former Wesleyan Methodist minister Frank Ritchie, that prayer helped restore a faith shaken by his daughter’s serious illness. Later, he experienced a sense of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, which helped convince him that he…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (601+ words) Pope Leo XIV returned 7 September to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where he asked the Virgin Mary for aid to bring God’s word to light through “courageous and wise decisions.” The pope traveled to Genazzano, a…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (151+ words) Pope Leo XIV renewed his urgent plea for peace in Ukraine on Sunday, praying that fresh US-led diplomatic efforts will finally halt the four-year war. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after the Angelus prayer, the pontiff lamented…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (417+ words) An Australian foundation is helping priests and seminarians from around the world study in Rome as a way of strengthening the church’s evangelising mission. Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Foundation trustee Frank Casadesus said improved international travel had opened…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1171+ words) After six years of formation with the Capuchin Friars, the then-Brother Matthew Timonera sat with his provincial minister, holding a letter that would change the course of his vocation. Written during one of his classes, the letter outlined all the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1318+ words) On 26 March 1996, seven Trappist monks living in northern Algeria were kidnapped and killed. In 2018, along with 12 other Catholic priests and religious who were murdered between 1994 and 1996 in Algeria’s savage civil war, they were beatified. The Catholic Weekly spoke with Rev…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1305+ words) On 11 September, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it. Many Catholic clergy and religious ministered…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (471+ words) Pope Leo XIV’s September prayer intention is “for the care of water” as Christians celebrate the Season of Creation. “We see with pain so many brothers and sisters who lack clean water, who walk for miles to find it, who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (455+ words) The Catholic Weekly has won Best Column at the 2026 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards for a selection of work by former weekly columnist Monica Doumit. The winning entry comprised three columns: ‘Celebrating women as women,’ reflecting on the distinctive gifts…...