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Pope condemns Hamas terrorism, expresses concern for Gaza civilians
Pope Francis yesterday condemned Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel and pleaded with the militants to free their hostages unharmed, but he also expressed concern about Israel’s tightening siege on Gaza and its impact on innocent civilians. Source: OSV News.
Synod focuses on poverty, migration, abuse and sexual identity
Discussions at the Synod on Synodality this week have focused on issues of poverty, migration, abuse and sexual identity, journalists were told at a Vatican press briefing yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
Online prayer and reflection service to be held before Voice vote
An online prayer and reflection service will be held tomorrow, ahead of Saturday’s referendum on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Source: NATSICC.
Symposium aims to help teachers ‘rethink’ religious education
More than 250 religious education leaders and teachers from across Australia will gather in Dubbo, New South Wales, today for the start of a two-day symposium on “Rethinking RE”. Source: BBI-TAITE.
Applications open for the Australian Catholic Young Women’s Fellowship
Applications are now open for the Australian Catholic Young Women’s Fellowship for 2024-2025, the Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry has announced. Source: The Bridge.
Stay close to the Lord in these challenging times, evangelist urges
Catholics need to rediscover their confidence in Scripture as the source of divine revelation and to unite themselves daily with God through prayer in order to evangelise an anti-Christian secular culture, according to evangelist Ralph Martin. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Church responds to vandalism with prayers for forgiveness and healing
A church in Sydney’s south-west has responded to the defacing of its Marian statue with prayers for forgiveness and healing. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Appeal, prayers for abducted sisters in Nigeria
Prayers are being sought for the safe release of three Catholic religious sisters, a seminarian and a driver reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese. Source: CNA.
US bishops tell people struggling with mental health: ‘We are with you’
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a new national campaign focusing on mental health. Source: Crux.