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Bishop Kennedy appointed Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael Kennedy, who has led the Diocese of Armidale in regional New South Wales since 2012, the new Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle. Source: ACBC.
Australia farewells Cardinal Pell, ‘a lion of the Church’
Cardinal George Pell’s funeral in Sydney yesterday was at times solemn, reverent, defiant and sorrowful, mixed with wry Australian humour, and attended by mourners from all walks of life. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Registrations open for national sports consultation
The Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry is inviting Catholics to register for an online national sports consultation to be held on February 28. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Archbishop Costelloe ordains five Salesian priests
The Salesian priesthood expanded by five on Saturday with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB ordaining five men at St Francis’ Church, Melbourne. Source: Salesian Province.
Councillors push for end to ‘inappropriate’ Christian prayers at meetings
A group of Victorian councillors has written to the state government calling for guidelines to end Christian prayers in local council meetings. Source: The Age.
Pop version of Lord’s Prayer added to Sounds of Australia project
Sr Janet Mead’s chart-topping version of The Lord’s Prayer has been selected as one of 10 new additions to Sounds of Australia, a project of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Source: The Southern Cross.
The future is in your hands, Pope tells young people in Congo
On his third day in the Congolese capital, Pope Francis met with 65,000 young people and catechists, saying it’s up to them to build a better future by rooting themselves in community, prayer and service. Source: Crux.
TV station finds 1964 interview with father of Big Bang theory
A Belgian television station has rediscovered a 20-minute video in which Fr Georges Lemaitre, considered the father of the Big Bang theory, explains what the origin of the universe may have been like. Source: CNA.
The man who dared to take on Putin
Nominated for Best Documentary in this year’s Oscars, Navalny is a portrait of former Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his quest to identify the men who tried to assassinate him Source: Jesuit Media.