Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Addis Ababa has expressed deep sorrow at the deadly landslide in Gofa Zone, in the southern part of Ethiopia, where the death toll has reportedly reached 257 and could double, according to the United Nations. The post Ethiopian cardinal expresses church’s unwavering support as landslide kills over 250 appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Since his return to Gaza City's Holy Family Parish in May, Father Gabriel Romanelli has been working to organise educational and pastoral activities for the parish youth who have been out of their classrooms since 7 October. The post Gaza parish preps school children for class appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

At the close of the National Eucharistic Congress' final Mass, Bishop Andrew H Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, asked the crowd of 60,000 gathered in Lucas Oil Stadium if they would identify one person in their life to intentionally evangelise. The post Congress calls on Catholics to “Walk with One,” evangelise through “spiritual companionship” appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

“People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed,” Samuel Johnson once wrote. In that spirit, George Weigel offers some “reminders” to sceptics and waverers on the war in Ukraine. The post “Reminders” about Ukraine appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

There is only one year left until the church celebrates the 1700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council in history: the Council of Nicaea. In 2025, Orthodox and Catholics plan to celebrate this historic date together. The post One year left until the 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

The Chaldean Catholic Church has announced that it will not allow the blessing of same-sex couples and released the reasons for this in a statement, claiming that this blessing draws similarities to a marriage. The post Chaldean Catholic Church says “no” to same-sex blessings appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Professionals who are pro-life and occupy positions of privilege should consider speaking up about abortion, because if we don’t exercise our freedom, we might lose it. Yet we also have to be prudent. Dr Anna Walsh offers three simple pieces of advice for professionals discerning whether to take a stand. The post Three pieces of advice for pro-life professionals who want to speak out appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Entering the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis with rather low expectations, Sebastian Condon was instead moved by the depth and richness of devotion to the Eucharistic Lord on offer. Hopefully, Sydney’s bid for the 2028 IEC will be Australia’s chance to share in this "new Pentecost." The post The US Eucharistic Congress started a fire, not a program appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Townsville Bishop Timothy Harris has called the removal of vital pain-relieving medications from the Australian market over the past year a “disgrace” and questioned the seriousness of governments in providing real options for end-of-life care. The post Bishop slams inaction on medication shortages for palliative care patients appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Twenty-one year old Grace Young has made her childhood Olympic dreams come true, as she jets off to Paris as part of the Australian field hockey team. The post St Pat’s alumna jets to Paris Olympics appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

One of the most well-known Capuchin friars in the Vatican will be turning 90. Every Good Friday, he is in charge of preaching in St Peter's Basilica, talking about injustices, suffering and belief in God, emphasising the importance of faith.  The post Preacher of the Vatican turns 90 appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

As Cardinal Parolin's visit to Ukraine came to a close, he met with president Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, who thanked the Vatican Secretary of State for his presence at a peace summit in Switzerland. The post President Zelenskyy meets Cardinal Parolin to talk peace appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.