THE trepidation and uncertainty on day one of Brisbane's SYNOD24 had disappeared as table conversations on day two opened with momentum, which carried through to see actions endorsed on four Plenary Council decrees by day's end. Synod member Sam Hodge...

HOPE is the word on everyone's lips as SYNOD24 closes its first day for Brisbane archdiocese today. Synod member Jan Heath said coming out of her first session with the "Conversation in the Spirit", she felt "a lot of anticipation and hope for what the...

BROKEN Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo is travelling to Papua New Guinea to support the Church "in solidarity and in faith" during Pope Francis' historic trip. It is something he says the whole region is looking forward to. "I hope that it will open the eyes...

THE tables are arranged, the members are "hopeful and curious" and organisers are "full of excitement" for the first two-day session of Brisbane archdiocese's SYNOD24 at Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary, Banyo, over Friday and Saturday. Synod Member Erin...

POPE Francis met with Indonesian bishops, priests, and members of the Catholic community on Wednesday at Jakarta's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, urging them always to share "the joy of encountering Christ" with respect for the country's great...

THE delicate and complex relationship between the nation's Muslim and Catholic communities will be put in the spotlight, as Pope Francis visits Indonesia this week Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim population, making up nearly 90 per cent...

POPE Francis has established certain habits over the years that have become beautiful traditions. One example is his custom of praying before the image of Our Lady Protection of the Roman People (Salus Populi Romani) in St Mary Major Basilica in Rome...

BRISBANE walkers raised more than $12,000 to support the Romero Centre, a resource hub for asylum seekers, at the annual welcome walk on Sunday, August 25. Organiser Richard Langford said there was a great turnout with about 130 people taking part in...

POPE St Gregory the Great left a lasting impact on the Church - one that is still felt today. As the son of a senator and the eventual prefect of Rome, St Gregory brought a rich political tact to his pontificate alongside his experience in monastic life...

POPE Francis' prayer intention for the month of September is for the cry of the Earth. "Let us pray for the cry of the Earth," Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released on August 30. "If we took the planet's temperature, it would tell us that...