His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

News & Stories

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
09 May 2025

Staff and students of Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences are overjoyed at the election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. We pray to the Lord that he will shower his Grace upon Pope Leo XIV and give him the strength to carry the burden of the Church and the world as the successor of Peter.

More News & Stories

Maryvale HIRS Deputy Director, Rev Dr Michael Cullinan delivers paper to KU Leuven University conference

2 November 2026

Deputy Director Rev Dr Michael Cullian represented Maryvale at KU Leuven University's recent international theology conference, presenting a paper on liturgical reform and Usus Antiquior, investigating tradition and reform in the Roman Rite.

Claire Kokelaar on a mountain path at sunrise

Like a Scratch Card: A Student's Reflection on the Bachelor of Divinity

14 October 2026

Bachelor of Divinity student Claire Kokelaar on why studying theology at Maryvale is demanding, rewarding and hard to put down.

Learning Together: Reflections on the Sacrament of Marriage Residential Weekend at Oscott

Dr Agata Mleczko
6 October 2026

Reflections on the Sacrament of Marriage residential weekend at Oscott: a day of study, Mass and discussion for students of Maryvale's online Catholic course.