Catholic sector says push toward national numeracy check adds up
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the decision by Australia’s education ministers to progress the implementation of a national numeracy check in year 1 as identified in the Better...
View ArticleAustralian priest ordained by Pope Leo ‘blessed and honoured’
Pope Leo XIV ordained 32 men to the priesthood on Friday, including Australian Fr John Vespa, calling on them to draw inspiration from the many examples of priestly holiness in the Church’s 2000-year...
View ArticleJesuit astrophysicist says ‘science not against God’
Jesuit astrophysicist Fr Pavel Gabor says the Vatican Observatory attests that “science is not against God” – and the nexus of science and spirituality invites humankind to contemplate the Lord’s...
View ArticleEcumenical group opposes Duterte’s request for temporary release
An ecumenical human rights group has opposed the request of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for the International Criminal Court to temporarily release him from detention. Source: Crux.
View ArticlePope’s message of hope to Ukrainian Greek Catholics
Amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, the faith of Ukrainians is being “sorely tested,” but God “will have the last word, and life will conquer death,” Pope Leo XIV said at the weekend. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleFire Weekend a hot spot for faith formation and renewal experience
The Adelaide Fire Weekend is returning this month, with the event promising to “fan into flame” the gift of faith among youth, young adults, families and participants of all ages. Source: The Southern...
View ArticleRefugee family looks for shelter in Australia and finds a community
At a Refugee Week event in Western Sydney, the story of one Syrian family stood out as a powerful reminder of what true welcome looks like. Source: Catholic Outlook.
View ArticleFirst Nations scholarship winners head to Rome
First Nations students Drew Campbell and Jacob Lasserre are preparing for their first visit to the Eternal City after winning Australian Catholic University’s prestigious Francis Xavier Conaci...
View ArticlePope deplores use of hunger as a weapon of war
Pope Leo XIV has deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” and called for measures to be taken to ensure food security for the world’s poor. Source: CNA.
View ArticleStella Maris launches appeal for seafarers
On Sea Sunday, July 13, Catholics across Australia are called to support seafarers, who, despite being among the least visible people in the world, make significant contributions to daily life. Source:...
View ArticleArchbishop Fisher given Vatican role
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
View ArticleSyro-Malabar Church resolves decades-long liturgy dispute
The Syro-Malabar Church has announced a resolution to a decades-long liturgy dispute in the Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly in India. Source: The Tablet.
View ArticleBishops in the Global South call for end to fossil fuels
The Catholic Church across the Global South has sounded the alarm on climate change, calling for the end of fossil fuels while urging nations to avoid false “green” solutions that perpetuate...
View ArticleChildren bear ‘heaviest toll’ in global conflicts, Vatican diplomat tells UN
Children are among those who bear “the heaviest toll” in the global rise of armed conflict and “the increasing acceptance of force as a means of resolving disputes,” a Vatican diplomat has told the...
View ArticleTop end community celebrates 90th anniversary of first Mass
The Wadeye Indigenous community in the Northern Territory gathered in gratitude and joy to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Mass celebrated at “Werntekngnanyi” (Old Mission). Source: Darwin Diocese.
View ArticleStan Grant to deliver 2025 Simone Weil Lecture
Journalist, public intellectual and proud Wiradjuri man Stan Grant, will deliver the 2025 Simone Weil Lecture in Human Value, exploring the possibility of a language of the soul in an increasingly...
View ArticleOrder of Malta holds national assembly in Melbourne
The knights and dames of the Order of Malta gathered in Melbourne for their biennial national assembly and the investiture of three new members and chaplains. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
View ArticleVictoria to strengthen Working with Children Check laws
The Victorian Government will strengthen its Working with Children Check laws, but the first change will not come into effect until August. Source: ABC News.
View ArticleBeing rooted in Christ makes the unimaginable possible: Pope Leo
During an audience of religious sisters belonging to several orders, Pope Leo XIV said rootedness in Christ allows them to “do things they perhaps never thought they could achieve”. Source: CNA.
View Article‘Submission Day’ for 44 Catholic organisations
Forty-four Catholic organisations submitted their annual Modern Slavery Statements to the Albanese Government this week. Source: Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network.
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