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Government and coalition commended for plans to address mental health
Catholic Social Services Australia has commended Labor and the Coalition for their strong commitment to addressing mental health issues as a key priority in the upcoming federal election.
Caritas echoes Pope’s call for peace in Sudan as crisis enters third year
Caritas Australia has echoed Pope Francis’ call for peace in Sudan as the country’s humanitarian crisis enters its third year.
Experts say young Australians are experiencing the highest rate of homelessness
Every four days, a young homeless person aged between 15 and 24 dies, with suicide the leading cause of death, according to new figures released this week. Source: ABC News.
Sisters mark 50th anniversary of Operation Babylift tragedy
Adelaide’s Sisters of Mercy are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the deaths of two Catholic women who were on board an aircraft that crashed while evacuating babies and adults during the fall of Saigon. Source: The Southern Cross.
Diocese that covers 52 per cent of NSW makes its own ‘Way’
Catholic Education Wilcannia-Forbes has launched “The Wilcannia-Forbes Way” at four conferences across the diocese in Broken Hill, Cobar, Parkes, and Deniliquin. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
‘Chif’s Chair’ project a tribute former prime minister
A humble wooden chair that once seated former prime minister Ben Chifley at St Christopher’s Cathedral is being given a fitting tribute at St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
Pope advances sainthood cause of ‘God’s architect’
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Source: CNS.
‘Nothing is sacred’: Religious leaders condemn Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine
Catholic and other religious leaders are condemning a Palm Sunday attack by Russia on a Ukrainian city that killed 34 – including two children – and injured 119. Source: OSV News.
Patriarch Bartholomew awarded $2.3 million Templeton Prize
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been awarded the 2025 Templeton Prize. Source: The Tablet.