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Calvary offered ACT Government land, new hospital before talks broke down
Calvary Public Hospital offered the ACT Government four hectares on which to build a new facility before negotiations over the forced takeover broke down, correspondence between the parties reveals. Source: The Australian.
Pope Francis recovering well, thanks well-wishers for messages
Pope Francis is continuing to rest and recover at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after successful abdominal surgery on Wednesday. Source: OSV News.
Australian appointed to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
University of Notre Dame Australia research academic Tracey Rowland has been appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, becoming the second Australian to receive the honour.
Perth launches 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly
Perth Archdiocese has officially launched its 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly at St Mary’s Cathedral, with Catholic communities across the archdiocese invited to select delegates for the assembly in July 2024. Source: The Record.
Twenty-eight South Australians access state’s euthanasia program
A new report reveals 28 South Australians received a permit to die under the state’s euthanasia laws in the scheme’s first three months, and 12 people have died, including one who died without using the medication available. Source: The Advertiser.
Study probes relationship between religious beliefs, nightmares and anxiety
Australian researchers are investigating whether faith and spirituality influences how people dream – and whether people who are religious are less likely to have nightmares and dreams about death. Source: ABC News.
Destruction of dam an act of terrorism, says US-based Ukrainian archbishop
The destruction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine marks a “dastardly and diabolical act” that “defies imagination”, the metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States said. Source: NCR Online.
Jim Broadbent hits the road to honour mate
In The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a retired pensioner walks the length of Britain to offer support to a dying friend. Source: Australian Catholics.
Public holiday fit for a king
CathNews is taking a break on Monday for the King’s Birthday public holiday, which is being marked in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and ACT.