In his first appearance as pontiff, Leo XIV did not speak English. Instead, he addressed the crowd in Italian and Spanish, reflecting both his roots in Latin America and his years in the Vatican. He called for a Church that is “synodal” and “close to those who suffer,” setting a pastoral tone from the outset.
“We must be a single people, always in peace,” he said. He also paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Francis, noting that “his weak voice in his last days still rang out to the world.” The new pope emphasised the need to “build bridges,” a phrase he repeated in his short but carefully worded address.
Leo XIV said its members must now focus on “dialogue and love” and said “charity” should be extended to all, “especially [those] who are suffering”.
Mullally has been Bishop of London since 2018.
On Sunday night, 25,000 people saw megastar Diljit Dosanjh’s first stadium show in Australia in Western Sydney’s Parramatta.
Many in the crowd were from Dosanjh’s Punjabi and Sikh community, some of whom wear the religious symbol in the shape of a small dagger known as a Kirpan.
Director of the NSW branch of advocacy group United Sikhs Australia Randeep Singh Grewal said the Kirpan had deep religious significance and Sikhs were not allowed to remove it under any circumstance.
A spokesperson for Venues NSW, which owns and operates Parramatta Stadium says Kirpans are not permitted inside its venues.
I was brought up as as a Jehovah’s Witness is it Still The Truth I used to go to the Conventions at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne they were very Repetitive. has got any Opinions on Jws or are still active Members please reach out?
The JWs are a modern development of an ancient heresy (Arianism). I’ve known people who were in the JWs and say it is a cult. I tend to agree, and this was borne out in the Royal Commission hearings on Institutional Abuse.
The translation they use of the Bible (New World Translation) is not faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek either. So many errors in the translation deliberately made to make it fit their doctrines.
Anyway, that’s my take (I’m Anglican).
To be the AoC is not like being the Pope. That said, I disagree strongly with some of her views, particularly on some controversial social issues.
I’m fine with female Anglican bishops if they uphold the teachings of the church (which they are expected to do). That includes several female bishops in the UK, Australia, Asia, and even Africa. There are many bishops (male and female) who don’t though. Unfortunately.
Breaking News Anthony Albanese,Donald Trump and most of the World governments have decided to take Charity Tax exemptions from Churches and Religions that harm people Spiritually and emotionaly that don’t help their Members and ban all Preaching and Proseltysing.No more Easy Rides Jehovah’s Witnesses have decided to Abide by the the Governments wishes because they will go Bankrupt and will now run like an everyday Normal Church with Youth groups and other Social events/groups and no more Shunning Members for Affairs,Sex before Marriage,drugs,Pornography and no more Two Witness Rule to Protect Sex abusers and Pedophiles. 
Is this the premise of a work of fiction?
That’s a hell of a combination…
Catholic Schools NSW has sacked Dallas McInerney as its chief executive after his appearance in the witness box at the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
McInerney, who has led the organisation for nearly a decade, was informed of the decision on Friday morning and staff were told shortly after 10.30am.
The ICAC alleges McInerney potentially broke donation laws by directing hundreds of thousands of dollars towards a conservative Christian Liberal Party sub-faction known as the Reformers.
The 125-year-old St John’s Cathedral featured in episode six of Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money, which follows people working in the adult-content industry.
The episode followed UK OnlyFans creator Lily Phillips as she sought to reconnect with her Christian faith before taking part in a religious ceremony inside the church.
I’m not surprised at this outcome. Peter Catt has a long history of denying foundational doctrines of the Anglican Church, and his desire to be seen as ‘all-inclusive’ ended up being a major part of his messy resignation.
This was one of the questions on Have You Been Paying Attention? this week. Last Monday (September 7), the Eiffel Tower was forced to close after staff went on strike to protest the “sidelining” of female employees during a recent visit by a Hindu religious group called the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a sect that was opening a large new temple in a Paris suburb.
Most embarrassing:
Last week, the church announced it would alter its longstanding controversial opposition to lifesaving blood components for medical use.
In a fundamental shift, the change to doctrine allows individual Witnesses to choose whether to accept red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, or platelets obtained from another person’s blood.
About time.