We are delighted with the election of Pope Leo XIV and we pray for him, particularly in this challenging time throughout the world and the challenges he will face.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday in suffrage for Pope Francis, and recalls that mercy offers Christians the golden thread that unites our lives to one another and to C
Earlier, on Wednesday, the coffin containing the Pope’s body will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica, so that the faithful may pay their respects.
He joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1954 as a member of the intermediate entry. As a junior officer under training he served in RAN and RN ships.
As of the 20th of January and after 38 years, spanning over 6 decades, Chaplain Mark Sexton is officially retired from the Australia Army.
Serving Faithfully newsletters
From 2018 to the end of 2023 Serving Faithfully was the newsletter of the Catholic Diocese of the Australian Military Services published quarterly.
From 2024 onwards Serving Faithfully has morphed into news items published regularly on this website to be a more contemporary means of sharing events and experiences from across the whole Diocese.
As the Catholic Military Diocese is comprised of members of the Australian Defence Force and their families scattered widely across Australia and overseas, wherever they are serving.
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