Caritas calls for continuing support for Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Caritas organisations remain on the frontlines, helping millions of war-affected Ukrainians to cope with the crisis, rebuild their lives and work toward...
View Article‘Man of faith, humanity, and family’ to head education in Canberra-Goulburn...
Archbishop Christopher Prowse has welcomed the appointment of David de Carvalho as the Executive Director of Catholic Education in the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleCatholic sector says urgent reforms needed to protect maternity services
Catholic Health Australia says the closure of Healthscope maternity services in Hobart and Darwin will put more pressure on not-for-profit hospitals to deliver essential health services for those...
View ArticleGrowing educational disadvantage an issue for all school sectors
The National Catholic Education Commission is calling for a broader discussion on educational disadvantage in Australia, highlighting that it is a challenge faced across all schooling sectors, not just...
View ArticlePope remains in critical condition but ‘continues to be alert’
Pope Francis remains in a “critical” condition, his doctors said overnight, with blood tests showing “initial, mild renal insufficiency, at present under control”. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleVisiting the poor in Lebanon was a prayer for Pope Francis: Cardinal Czerny
A cardinal close to Pope Francis has travelled to Lebanon to demonstrate the Pope’s ongoing concern for refugees and for peace in the Middle East. Source: Catholic Review.
View ArticleUkrainian bishops affirm belief in ‘the triumph of God’s truth’
Marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishops affirmed Ukrainians’ belief in “the triumph of God’s truth” – and the recognition that “true peace...
View ArticleRedemptorist on the power of faith in war-torn Congo
In an interview with “Common Home TV”, a Redemptorist brother from the Democratic Republic of Congo has discussed the realities of war, displacement, and the power of faith amidst it all. Source:...
View ArticleThe sound of students and older people bridging the digital divide
Wollongong Diocese’s Cross+Gen program has been recognised for its innovative way of bridging the digital divide between older people and high school students.
View ArticleGreens claim it would take 100 years to resolve claims of asylum seekers on...
It would take 100 years for the Commonwealth Government to resolve the cases of the 7,000 asylum seekers living in Australia on bridging visas, Greens Senator David Shoebridge estimates. Source: The...
View ArticleInterfaith bonds strengthen amid rise in anti-Semitism
Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse has visited the ACT Jewish Centre to express the Catholic community’s solidarity with the Jewish community and to explore ways to foster interfaith...
View ArticleCatholic Mission hosts summit on challenges and hopes for the Church
Catholic Mission hosted Pontifical Mission Society national directors from across Asia and Oceania, who gathered in Sydney for a five-day intercontinental meeting.
View ArticleCatholic Health calls for greater protections for people in financial hardship
Catholic Health Australia is calling for reforms in the next federal Budget to ensure people in financial hardship do not fall through the cracks and miss out on safe and quality care under the new...
View ArticleThough Pope remains in critical state there has been a slight improvement
Pope Francis remains in a critical state on his 11th day of hospitalisation, but the Vatican said his condition is slightly improving. Source: NCR Online.
View Article‘I only kneel before God’, Myanmar priest tells gang before he’s murdered
Two women who witnessed the murder of Fr Donald Martin Ye Naing Win in Myanmar last week recounted how the priest “fearlessly confronted” the armed men who took his life. Source: CNA.
View ArticleGerman bishops back ‘democratic centre’ to form new government
Germany’s Catholic bishops reacted quickly to the national election on Sunday, saying they hoped the “democratic centre” could soon form a government and deal with challenges from the far-right....
View ArticleVatican reiterates opposition to death penalty
Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher yesterday addressed three different Human Rights Council sessions focusing on the death penalty, global debt justice, and the broader challenges...
View ArticleCampaign aims to explain a complex system in simple terms
Catholic Schools NSW has launched its Keep School Funding Fair campaign, which aims to provide voters with better information about school funding.
View ArticleSydney rally commemorates third anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine
Hundreds of people flocked to the St Mary’s Cathedral forecourt in Sydney on Monday to commemorate the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticlePerth Archdiocese passes safeguarding audit with flying colours
A comprehensive safeguarding audit led by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd has found the Perth Archdiocese has implemented 90 per cent of National Catholic Safeguarding Standards indicators...
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