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The child of a surrogate mother reveals her pain at being sold in the world market for babies. The post Don’t regulate surrogacy. Abolish it, says daughter of surrogate mother appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

This is the edited text of the Homily for Mass on Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time (Year 2) at the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia Retreat, Motherhouse Nashville Tn., 20 July 2026. The post Archbishop Anthony Fisher homily: Live justly, tenderly, and humbly with our God appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

Canberra Raiders legend Josh Papali’i’s final NRL game offers a Christian lesson in accepting endings, trusting God and leaving a lasting legacy. The post One last run for Papali’i appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

The West will not be renewed by technology, sentiment or political management, but by recovering the truth about God and the human person, writes Kate Cleary. The post Western culture: What have we lost? appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

As French bishops fight against time to organise Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country, they stress the apostolic trip will be a "very significant moment" for Catholics in France and beyond. The post Papal visit will be a ‘significant moment’ for France, Europe and world appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. The post Bishops offer Masses, reflections on landmark anniversary of 9/11 attacks appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

The Catholic Weekly is unashamedly, unabashedly, unconditionally pro-life. We support the dignity of the human person from conception to a natural death.   The post Say ‘No’ to telehealth VAD appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

A former convent in Annandale is now a presbytery, parish office and gathering place for the amalgamated parish of St Brendan Annandale and St Michael the Archangel Stanmore and, for the people who worked for it, the clearest sign yet of what happens when two communities decide to become one. The post Two parishes, one new home: the convent that became a sign of unity appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

America’s most prestigious university has a reputation for scorning religion, but that’s no longer true. The post Record conversions at Harvard appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

It’s time for lay people to adjust their expectations of their parish priest, says Philippa Martyr. The post Parish priest or Superman – you choose appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the Diocese of Parramatta have joined together to collaborate and provide a healing and support service for people who have experienced harm within a church context, as well as their family members and others indirectly affected. The post Sydney and Parramatta launch healing service appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.

A German archbishop touring the US–Mexico border said the massive fortifications dividing El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, remind him of the Berlin Wall. The post German archbishop says US-Mexico border wall recalls Berlin Wall, warns against loss of humanity appeared first on The Catholic Weekly.