Geraldton Diocese embarks on major conservation works
Geraldton Diocese has launched a significant conservation initiative, focusing on the restoration and preservation of two of its most cherished heritage sites. Source: The Record.
View ArticleGovernment’s welfare experts call for end to energy rebates
Members of Anthony Albanese’s welfare working group are pushing Labor to end its $6.8 billion power bill rebates and instead funnel taxpayer money into solar panels and renewable batteries for poorer...
View ArticleConference explores spiritual and practical dimensions of hope
Catholic Mission’s Mission: One Heart Many Voices conference opened yesterday, with more than 300 participants gathering for the three-day event in Sydney.
View ArticlePM formally invites Pope Leo XIV to Australia in Vatican meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met privately with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, formally inviting the new pontiff to Australia for the International Eucharistic Congress in...
View ArticleCatholics and politicians call for prayers for Biden
The Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, and politicians from both major United States political parties have called for prayers for former president US Joe Biden after he was diagnosed with prostate...
View ArticleIndian cardinal calls for peace deal between India and Pakistan
Cardinal Oswald Gracias has called for a full and definitive agreement between India and Pakistan for lasting peace following the latest clashed involving the two nations. Source: UCA News.
View ArticleCardinal Parolin honoured for ‘sacred mission’ to forge peace through diplomacy
The Vatican Secretary of State has been honoured for his efforts to forge peace through diplomacy, amid what he called a shared “sacred mission in a world crying out for healing and reconciliation”....
View ArticleSustainable energy program helps sustain respite centre
The sun is shining on Xavier Place in Brisbane where a new sustainable energy program will help secure the future of its care for children and young people with complex physical disability and related...
View ArticleFaithful honour Mary at annual procession
About 1800 Catholics took part in a public display of their faith and devotion to Mary as the 76th annual Marian Procession was held in Adelaide’s CBD on Sunday. Source: The Southern Cross.
View ArticleNew national network to support and connect formators
A professional membership network for people shaping and leading formation for mission, has launched today, creating space for connection, collaboration, and renewal. Source: Catholic Mission.
View ArticleNT Opposition plans to force Government’s hand on VAD
The Northern Territory Opposition has started the process of developing a private member’s bill on euthanasia, in an attempt to force action from the CLP Government, which remains mute on the topic...
View ArticleWong backs statement demanding Israel resume aid to Gaza
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has joined 22 international counterparts to demand Israel allow the full resumption of aid in Gaza, warning that Palestinians there are starving, exhausted and being...
View ArticleEvery vocation springs from God’s love: Pope Leo
God’s love, mercy and goodness lie at the foundation of every vocation, including that of the pope, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.
View ArticleChurch keeps up quest for reconciliation between North and South Korea
Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea is keeping alive the hope for reconciliation between the two countries. Source: CNA.
View ArticleAttitudes towards Church in Ireland ‘deeply divided’
A new study says attitudes towards the Church in Ireland are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country. Source: Crux.
View ArticleFrench religious leaders warn against assisted dying
French religious leaders issued a joint warning to the country’s National Assembly, arguing that a euthanasia bill due to be voted on soon is an “anthropological rupture” that must be avoided. Source:...
View ArticleVictorian Government ‘committed’ to delayed poker machine reforms
Landmark reforms to make poker machines safer for Victorian punters have been delayed by years by the Allan Government, a decision that has infuriated colleagues and gambling reformers. Source: ABC News.
View ArticleAged care breakthrough restores health and mental health
When Gillian Edwards arrived at Calvary Haydon Aged Care in Canberra last year following a debilitating stroke, the 89-year-old could not sit straight or move the right side of her body. Source:...
View ArticleGrowing number of Australians trapped in ‘prison of poverty’
An increasing number of Australians feel forced to skip meals, eat from rubbish bins and forgo prescription medications, as growing financial hardship traps many in a “prison of poverty”. Source: Yahoo...
View ArticleDiocese appoints its first female director of schools
Catholic Schools Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has appointed Jacqueline Wilkinson as its first female director of schools.
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