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Pope Leo appeals for peace
In his Angelus message on Sunday 15 March, Pope Leo called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East.
Asian Catholic leaders stress sustainable development
Asia-Pacific governments should prioritise structural justice and youth empowerment to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, Catholic leaders says
Lenten campaign: Baby Eliana Kira
Here is a really tough situation that we’ve learnt about recently, namely the medical problems facing Eliana Kira, the 11 month old daughter of Jho Letada, a former full time worker and national president of the Philippines YCW, and her husband, Marwin, also a YCW leader. In short, Eliana has a hole in the heart…
Video: Pax Romana: A movement, a message
Catalan writer and human rights activist, Carles Torner, and Korean human rights specialist, Anselmo Lee, joined us for the first ACI webinar of 2026.
Whole of life formation needed: Cardinal Farrell
Opening the third plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell emphasised the need for “basic formation” in the Christian life among lay people.
Leo reconciled lay movements & his Peruvian diocese
As bishop of Chiclayo in Peru, Robert Prevost, the future Pope Leo XIII, reconciled the diocese with lay movements, which had become estranged under previous bishops.
Tributes to Pat Walsh
Tributes are flowing for human rights activist and former YCS chaplain, Pat Walsh, who died in Melbourne on 28 December 2025 after a short battle with cancer.
Prioritise lay vocation and mission
The Australian Church must prioritise formation for the lay vocation and mission, participants at an Adelaide Study Day on 6 December 2025 have said.
Too many workplace accidents: Pope Leo
Addressing a gathering of the Professional Register of the Association of Labour Consultants, Pope Leo warned that there are still too many workplace accidents.
Argentine Cardijn apostle to be beatified
Pope Leo XIV has authorised the promulgation of a decree for the beatification of Argentine Cardijn apostle and entrepreneur, Enrique Ernesto Shaw.
Pact of the Catacombs Memorial III
ACI hosted a small group of pilgrims from the Dorothy Day Guild in the USA to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Pact of the Catacombs at the Domitilla Catacombs near Rome on Saturday 29 November 2025.
YCW and YCS martyrs beatified at Notre Dame
Twenty YCW and YCS leaders, chaplains and seminarians were beatified alongside a group of Scouts and Catholic Action chaplains at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, on Saturday 13 December 2025.
Homily of Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich
This is the homily of Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, himself a former chaplain of the JEC and the JOC, at the beatification of the JOC martyrs, JEC members and scouts at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, 13 December, 2025.
Lisbon Declaration calls for new leaders
At its General Assembly in Lisbon, Portugal on 15-16 November 2025, the Pax Romana ICMICA movement reaffirmed the importance of its “internationality” and called for forming “new generations of leaders” among young Catholic professionals and academics.
Rest in peace, Mgr Frank Marriott
Former Bendigo YCW chaplain, Mgr Frank Marriott died today Sunday 23 November 2025, Feast of Christ the King, and feast day of YCW pioneer, Blessed Miguel Pro.
Video: Cardijn Lecture 2025 – Archbp Tim Costelloe
Archbishop Tim Costelloe SDB of Perth, will present the Cardijn Lecture for 2025 on Thursday 13 November.
Pax Romana professionals elect new team
Pax Romana ICMICA has elected Catalan poet and human rights activist, Dr Carles Torner, as its new president, and Italian lawyer, Gabriella Serra, as secretary-general.
Creation crying out in floods, storms, heat
“Creation is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat,” Pope Leo said in a video message to churches of the Global South gathered at Belem, Brazil for the COP30 climate talks.
Perth Cardijn Library opens
The Australian Cardijn Institute will open the Joseph Cardijn Library in Perth on 13 November 2025.
Video: Pope Leo’s Dilexi Te
Fr Bruce Duncan CSsR presented the October 2025 ACI webinar on Pope Leo XIV’s first major document, the Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te on Love of the Poor.
Lay Mission & Vocation Study Day
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, ACI and the Cardijn Community Australia will hold a Study Day on the theme “The Mission and Vocation of Lay People: Transforming the World and the Church” in Adelaide on Saturday 6 December 2025.
Popular movements combat exclusion: Leo
Addressing participants at the World Meetint of Popular Movements in Rome, Pope Leo called for action to fight exclusion and marginalisation.
One in seven live in poverty: ACOSS
In 2022-23 one in seven people, including one in six children, lived below the poverty line, according to a new report published by the Australian Council of Social Services.
Ecclesial movements meet
Representatives of 25 ecclesial communities and movements met with Australia’s Catholic bishops in Sydney on 21-22 August to strengthen their relationships and discuss ways to effectively collaborate.
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