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View ArticleNever dialogue with the devil: Pope
Christians must acknowledge the reality of the devil acting around them and remain steadfast in resisting his temptations, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleScholarship program offers pathway to lifelong education
The Good Samaritan Foundation is helping senior secondary school students who are doing it tough to continue their education and receive hope and empowerment through a scholarship program. Source: The...
View ArticleStudents turn themselves into religious education teachers
Parramatta Catholic secondary school students are embracing the chance to celebrate their faith with others, taking on the role of special religious education catechist in state primary schools....
View ArticleHow a congregation of Kenyan sisters ended up in Broome
The Assumption Sisters of Eldoret are a young diocesan congregation from western Kenya with a presence in only three places: Kenya, South Sudan – and Broome. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticleCoalition argues misinformation bill goes too far
The Coalition says Labor’s rejigged misinformation bill will “have a chilling effect on political speech”, saying the legislation states the laws will apply to “information about electoral candidates...
View ArticlePro-life protesters call for ban on later-term abortions
A large crowd gathered at the steps of South Australia’s Parliament House yesterday for a rally in support of a controversial bill to ban later-term abortions. Source: The Advertiser.
View ArticlePope urges international community to stop Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Pope Francis has made a heartfelt appeal against the escalation of war in Lebanon, calling the volatile situation “unacceptable” and praying for all who are suffering from war. Source: Vatican News.
View ArticleOnline prayer group’s ‘little way’ of spreading the good news
A Taiwan-based online prayer group is making some headway in spreading the good news to international Chinese-speakers using St Therese of Lisieux’s “little way” as its model for evangelisation....
View ArticleNuns on the Bus back on the road for US election
After a six-year hiatus, a group of women religious are taking their Nuns on the Bus election education campaign to the streets of America ahead of the US presidential election in November. Source:...
View ArticleFrancis calls for a global day of prayer, fasting on October 7
Pope Francis has called for a global day of prayer and fasting on October 7 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel amid escalating violence in the region. Source: National...
View ArticleConference ignites encounters with the risen Christ
Hundreds of young Brisbane’s Catholics spent four days learning more about their faith and encountering Jesus at Ignite Conference. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticlePapal visit reinforced ‘bonds of faith and friendship’ between Darwin and...
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has reflected on the “bonds of faith and friendship” between his diocese and Timor-Leste, which he says were reinforced during Pope Francis’s visit to the country last...
View ArticleNew national committee aims to improve standard of clergy care
The head of a team that looks after the welfare of clergy in the Parramatta Diocese will lead a new national committee that aims to improve the standard of clergy care around Australia. Source:...
View ArticleShorten rejects criticism over changes to NDIS funding
National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten has rebuffed criticism that participants were given less than 48 hours’ notice about crucial changes to items that can be funded by the...
View ArticleInspector-General raises concerns over Labor’s aged care reforms
Labor’s $5.6 billion package of aged care reforms risk falling short of what was recommended by the royal commission, the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care has warned. Source: The Australian.
View ArticlePope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
At the first meeting of the Synod on Synodality assembly yesterday, Pope Francis said a bishop’s ministry should include cooperation with the laity and that the Synod will need to identify “differing...
View ArticleCathNews is back on October 8
CathNews will not be published on Monday, October 7, due to public holidays in New South Wales, ACT, South Australia and Queensland. The next issue will be published on Tuesday.
View ArticleComer makes the case in stunning one-woman show
“National Theatre Live: Prima Facie” is the acclaimed British production of Australian playwright Suzie Miller’s one-woman play. Source: Australian Catholics.
View ArticleVatican bank fires ‘Romeo and Juliet’
A man and woman have been fired from their jobs at the Vatican bank because they flouted a ban on marriage between employees. Source: The Guardian.
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