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  • INTERNATIONAL

    What the Church needs from Pope Leo

    • Geraldine Doogue
    • 15 May 2025

    With Pope Leo XIV now leading the Church, there’s a quiet hopefulness in the air of renewal, of fresh energy. But the near-invisibility of women in decision-making still jars. Will Pope Leo's pastoral experience be enough to lead the Church in an era of fragile trust and spiritual disaffection?

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  • RELIGION

    Long live the Pope

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 12 May 2025

    What kind of Pope will Leo XIV be? In the wake of Francis, this new pontiff inherits both a vision and a world in flux. With a global sensibility, and a unifying motto, his early gestures suggest a leader shaped by harmony, not polarisation, and attentive to human dignity.

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  • RELIGION

    An Augustinian pope from north and south

    • Frank Brennan
    • 12 May 2025

    A new pope from the Americas, shaped by Peruvian missions and Roman canon law, signals a Church recalibrating for an era of technological upheaval and moral uncertainty. Rooted in tradition yet attentive to the margins, his election hints at a renewed focus on justice, dialogue, and global spiritual responsibility.

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  • RELIGION

    Going forward with Pope Leo

    • Michael McVeigh
    • 09 May 2025

    Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, brings a global, socially engaged background and cautious conservatism to the papacy. Fluent in five languages and steeped in canon law, his past hints at reform tempered by tradition. His views on synodality, gender, and justice will shape Catholicism’s next chapter.

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  • RELIGION

    Why the world still needs a pope

    • Miles Pattenden
    • 07 May 2025

    In an age of transient politics and market-driven morality, the papacy remains a rare constant. The pope has enduring significance as a global moral figurehead whose authority lies not in power but in the stubborn articulation of what ought to be.

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  • RELIGION

    The politics and process of the papal conclave

    • John Warhurst
    • 05 May 2025

    As the cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, the centuries-old conclave process proceeds with solemnity and speed. But beneath the tradition lies the question of whether a closed, clerical system still reflects the needs of a diverse, divided, and global Church.

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  • RELIGION

    The papal conclave is a referendum on the Church's future

    • Miles Pattenden
    • 01 May 2025

    As cardinals gather in Rome, they must confront declining trust, shifting global power, financial scandals, and unresolved doctrinal divides within the Church. More than a choice of leader, this moment is a reckoning with modernity and the future direction of the Church itself.

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  • RELIGION

    Three elections with a single focus

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 01 May 2025

    Three elections, three systems, one shared question: what kind of person should lead? As voters and cardinals choose their next leaders, attention turns from policy to personality — to character, courage, and conviction. In an age of division, the qualities that guide a life may yet decide the fate of nations.

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  • RELIGION

    The legacy of a Jesuit pope

    • Frank Brennan
    • 23 April 2025

    Francis was a pope prepared to blur the edges of doctrine, or at least its application, opening the doors of the Church to all those seeking love, mercy and forgiveness. He never doubted God’s capacity to love and forgive all who sought that love and forgiveness. He maintained the certainty, not of doctrine but of the simple piety of believers.

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  • RELIGION

    The Church has never been far from Papal crises

    • Constant Mews
    • 13 March 2025

    The Catholic Church has weathered centuries of crisis, from ancient schisms to modern scandals with each era bringing calls for reform. As Pope Francis reshapes the Church’s leadership, his successor must decide how the papacy will adapt to present and future challenges.

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  • RELIGION

    A controversial graduation address

    • Bill Uren
    • 11 December 2024

    A contentious graduation speech at Australian Catholic University laid bare divisions between traditional Catholic values and modern sensibilities. The backlash, marked by audience walkouts, underscores broader challenges facing the Church.

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  • RELIGION

    Our man in Rome

    • Andrew Hamilton
    • 14 October 2024
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    The recent appointment of Mikola Bychok as Cardinal caught many Australians off guard. Few are familiar with the Ukrainian Catholic Bishop from Melbourne, and his elevation challenges conventional notions of national identity, prompting reflection on who we consider 'one of us' and highlighting the Ukrainian community in Australia.

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