Schools should be centres of formation, not achievement factories: Pope
Culture and education must go hand-in-hand to form students into agents of social change driven by hope, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
View ArticleCaritas welcomes Australia’s contribution to climate fund at COP29
Caritas Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s $50 million contribution to the loss and damage fund at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP29.
View ArticleMelville Island community seeks resident priest
The Catholic community of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands off the coast of the Northern Territory, has made a heartfelt call for a resident priest to return to their shores. Source: Darwin...
View ArticleReport finds rental affordability the worst on record
Rental affordability is the worst on record in several capital cities, pushing welfare recipients, minimum-wage workers and single-income households to the fringes of Australian communities. Source:...
View ArticleMelbourne’s Syro-Malabar cathedral to be consecrated
It’s been almost 11 years since Pope Francis announced the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Melbourne and tomorrow it will have its own consecrated cathedral. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
View ArticleJournalist aimed to spread ‘story of religion’s contribution to Australia’
Award-winning journalist Rachael Kohn says true democracy needs all Australians, regardless of religious belief, to “work together in common cause”. Source: ACU.
View ArticleNew aged care structure passes Senate
The Senate has passed sweeping changes to the aged care system that will see residents and in-home care recipients pay more. Source: ABC News.
View ArticleBrown speaks out against UK assisted suicide bill
Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has come out strongly against assisted suicide just a week before a crucial vote in the House of Commons. Source: Catholic Herald.
View ArticleEl Salvador to try former president for 1989 killing of six Jesuits
A judge in El Salvador has ruled that the country’s former president and 10 others will stand trial for the wartime killing of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter in 1989....
View ArticleCardinal warns war in Ukraine could spiral out of control
The situation in Ukraine is very “worrisome” and could spiral out of control, said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Source: Catholic Review.
View ArticlePope urges young people not to get carried away by illusions
Marking the Solemnity of Christ the King and the close of the liturgical year, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St Peter’s Basilica yesterday, urging young Catholics to reject superficial acclaim and...
View ArticleLoreto community to celebrate 150 years in Australia
The Loreto community will embark on a year-long celebration in 2025 marking 150 years since Mother Gonzaga Barry and her nine companions arrived in Melbourne, later settling in Ballarat in May 1875....
View ArticleAustralia suffers worst decline in living standards since 1950s
Households are suffering the worst decline in living standards since the 1950s, with the fall in real disposable income eclipsing those of the past four major recessions including the 1970s inflation...
View ArticleBishop Harris welcomes news of possible deal on Bali 9 members
Townsville Bishop Timothy Harris has cautiously welcomed news that the surviving Bali Nine members will be repatriated to Australia in a deal with Indonesia. Source: The Guardian.
View ArticleArchbishop Fisher condemns anti-Semitic vandalism
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has condemned acts of anti-Semitic vandalism that occurred in Woollahra last week. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticleLabor formally abandons misinformation bill
The Albanese Government has formally abandoned proposed laws that would have forced social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platforms. Source: ABC News
View ArticleRome in race to complete ‘facelift’ before Jubilee
A month out from the Church’s 2025 Jubilee celebrations, much of the city of Rome remains a building site. Source: ABC News.
View ArticleChurch in Belarus faces added pressure under new law
Clergy in Belarus are deleting their social media profiles to avoid arrest, according to church sources, as local parishes face pressure under a new religious law. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleBishops reaffirm solidarity with Filipino migrants on death row
Catholic bishops in the Philippines have expressed solidarity with 44 Filipino migrants on death row in Malaysia, Brunei and Saudi Arabia and pledged continued advocacy for their rights and freedom....
View ArticleJosephites continue discussion on the environment
The Josephite Laudato Si’ Action Plan team has released its second “conversation package” designed to spark discussion on the environment and Pope Francis’ encyclicals Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum....
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