Australians still turning to Christianity in large numbers: report
Generation Z are open to changing their views on spirituality and, once involved in a faith, become highly motivated to live it out, a new McCrindle report has found. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticleChaplains ‘effectively being locked out’ of Northern Territory prisons
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has written to the Northern Territory Government expressing concern over a chronic lack of access to NT prisons, saying chaplains are effectively being locked out. Source:...
View ArticleCost of living and first home buyers take centre stage at election launches
Labor and the Coalition have officially launched their federal election campaigns, with the cost of living and first home buyers taking centre stage as the race nears the halfway mark. Source: SBS News.
View ArticlePope makes surprise appearance at Palm Sunday Mass
As the Church begins its most solemn period of the year, Pope Francis made another surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass yesterday, wishing the faithful a blessed...
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew awarded $2.3 million Templeton Prize
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been awarded the 2025 Templeton Prize. Source: The Tablet.
View Article‘Nothing is sacred’: Religious leaders condemn Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine
Catholic and other religious leaders are condemning a Palm Sunday attack by Russia on a Ukrainian city that killed 34 – including two children – and injured 119. Source: OSV News.
View ArticlePope advances sainthood cause of ‘God’s architect’
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Source: CNS.
View Article‘Chif’s Chair’ project a tribute former prime minister
A humble wooden chair that once seated former prime minister Ben Chifley at St Christopher’s Cathedral is being given a fitting tribute at St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleDiocese that covers 52 per cent of NSW makes its own ‘Way’
Catholic Education Wilcannia-Forbes has launched “The Wilcannia-Forbes Way” at four conferences across the diocese in Broken Hill, Cobar, Parkes, and Deniliquin. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticleSisters mark 50th anniversary of Operation Babylift tragedy
Adelaide’s Sisters of Mercy are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the deaths of two Catholic women who were on board an aircraft that crashed while evacuating babies and adults during the fall of...
View ArticleExperts say young Australians are experiencing the highest rate of homelessness
Every four days, a young homeless person aged between 15 and 24 dies, with suicide the leading cause of death, according to new figures released this week. Source: ABC News.
View ArticleCaritas echoes Pope’s call for peace in Sudan as crisis enters third year
Caritas Australia has echoed Pope Francis’ call for peace in Sudan as the country’s humanitarian crisis enters its third year.
View ArticleGovernment and coalition commended for plans to address mental health
Catholic Social Services Australia has commended Labor and the Coalition for their strong commitment to addressing mental health issues as a key priority in the upcoming federal election.
View ArticleCathNews takes Easter break
CathNews is taking an Easter break and will not be published on Good Friday or Easter Monday.
View ArticleEuthanasia safeguards in Australia ‘have been eroded’
A leading bioethicist has used Australia as a case study to warn against the “slippery slope” of euthanasia as the assisted dying bill prepares to have its third hearing in the British Parliament....
View ArticleKeeping alive the Christian presence in the land of Jesus
Catholics in Australia are asked to show solidarity on Good Friday with people living in the Holy Land who face immense hardship. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
View ArticleCaritas thanks Catholics who ‘rolled up their sleeves’ for Lenten Appeal
Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion annual Lenten appeal is nearing completion, following six weeks that saw more than 1200 parishes and 1700 schools, as well as countless organisations, community...
View ArticleWork begins on Townsville’s Mater Hospital’s $40m expansion
Construction has begun on a $40 million expansion of Mater Private Hospital Townsville that will unite all its local healthcare services on a single campus. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticleMarist180 calls for immediate action to end youth homelessness
Marist180 and Yfoundations are calling for urgent national action to end youth homelessness, spotlighting the strength and resilience of young people with lived experience and exposing the systemic...
View ArticleFair Work Commission recommends big pay rises in industries dominated by women
The Fair Work Commission has recommended pay rises of up to 30 per cent to hundreds of thousands of early childhood workers and health professionals in landmark decisions to try to fix gender...
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