Talk to us
CathNews, the most frequently visited Catholic website in Australia, is your daily news service featuring Catholics and Catholicism from home and around the world, Mass on Demand and on line, prayer, meditation, reflections, opinion, and reviews. And, what's more - it's free!
Pope 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.
Growing 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 government schools.
Catholic 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 communities.
‘Man of faith, humanity, and family’ to head education in Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese
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.
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 self-sufficiency. Source: Caritas Australia.
Parishioner workshops build up skills and community
Building fellowship and community while sharing various skills has been the focus of a Tasmanian parish’s year-long homesteading workshops. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Romanian Orthodox Church challenges plans for common Easter date
The initiative by Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to establish a unified date for Easter has faced its first direct challenge – not from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, but from the Romanian Orthodox Church. Source: The Tablet.
Locals call for prayer as 70 bodies found in Congo church
Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo are appealing for prayers after approximately 70 bodies were found inside a church building in the village. Source: CNA.
Church ceiling collapse in Brazil sparks fear of more accidents
Government agencies in Brazil have shut 12 churches at risk of collapsing in Salvador, after the ceiling of a historic church in the city fell and killed a tourist on February 5. Source: Crux.