As the head of the Archdiocese of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia, the archbishop was a delegate to the meeting of the Synod of Bishops in Rome in 2015.
Pope Francis
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Colombia Peacemakers
In an unexpected diplomatic initiative to consolidate the fragile peace accord in Colombia, Pope Francis on Dec. 14 brought together the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, and his archrival, former president Senator Álvaro Uribe, a strong opponent of the accord.
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Refugee Office
Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati
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Gay Priests Prohibited
The Vatican on Dec. 7 declared that persons with ‘homosexual tendencies’ cannot be admitted to Catholic seminaries.
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Pope Francis surprises Vatican officials with frank talk of Roman Curia reform
The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.
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Here are the biggest Catholic stories of 2016.
Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!
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Pope Francis has freed the priest convicted in Vatileaks scandal from prison
The Spanish monsignor was condemned to 18 months in prison for his role in the leaking of Vatican financial documents.
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Pope Francis’ schedule is even more ambitious in 2017.
Francis said that at his stage of life one has to move even faster.
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German Catholics search for consolation in prayer after Berlin attack
“The past night has struck us and shaken us deeply,” Bishop Gebhard Furst told attendees at Rottenburg’s Cathedral of St. Martin.
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James Martin: A week in Rome with Jesuits, and I saw God at work far beyond the Vatican
Rome for me is a heady place where it’s easy to lose your spiritual bearings.