Prayer Articles

We have the responsibility to shape a world in which prosperity is shared and is not built on the poverty of others. The International Day...

We need to see people with mental illness as a gift, rather than a problem. Pope Leo’s October 2026 prayer for mental health ministry within...

The migration and refugee debate must shift from process management of migration to the full and immediate protection of human rights. The World Day of...

Peace comes when governments and peoples prioritise peace over division and hostility. The International Day of Peace (21 September) is sponsored by the United Nations....

A flourishing society is one that recognises that water is a gift that belongs to everyone. In his prayer intention for September, Pope Leo asks...

The National Child Protection Week (6-12 September) culminates in the Catholic Church with Safeguarding Sunday on 13 September. Safeguarding Sunday (formerly Child Protection Sunday) is...

This year’s Season of Creation (1 Sept-4 Oct) theme, ‘Living Water’, explores Ezekiel 47:9 and 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological...

Human beings need cooperative relationships with others to flourish. Special days are mostly high in aspiration. They are also days for reviewing where the world...

We are being called on to find new and better ways to build community. In asking for prayers this month for evangelisation in the city,...

Homelessness Week in early August invites us to reflect why having a home is such a basic human need. It is no accident that the...

A healthy society must ensure that all life is valued and protected. Pope Leo’s July prayer intention for respect for human life is echoed in...

The speech by St Pope John Paul II to Australian First Nations people 40 years ago appealed to a view of the world that is...