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Pope Leo XIV

World needs to hear Gospel message of God’s love: Pope

Recognising themselves as members of the one body of Christ, all Catholics should sense an urgency to share the Gospel message of God’s love with others and to welcome them as brothers and sisters, Pope Leo XIV said. Source: CNS.

Politics

Albanese announces new Parliament to begin sitting on July 22

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Parliament will resume in two months, 80 days after the May 3 federal election. Source: News.com.au.

Opinion

Recognition of Indigenous Australians remains unfinished business

Approaching Reconciliation Week, the nation is aware that there is still unfinished business when it comes to the due recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, writes Fr Frank Brennan SJ. Source: Eureka Street.

Ecology In The Dioceses

Sandhurst launches Laudato Si’ Action Plan

Sandhurst Diocese is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ encyclical with the launch of its Laudato Si’ Action Plan.

Family Violence Queensland

Coercive control to become a criminal offence in Queensland

Frontline workers in Queensland are welcoming new laws that make coercive control a criminal offence as the state grapples with the ongoing scourge of domestic and family violence. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Appointment Vatican

Pope Leo appoints religious sister to senior Vatican post

In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sr Tiziana Merletti secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Source: NCR Online.

Jubilee 2025 New Zealand

NZ bishops urge world leaders to work for ‘true’ peace

The New Zealand Catholic bishops have issued a pastoral statement on “Fighting Hopelessness in the Jubilee Year of Hope”. Source: NZCBC.

Digital Life Pope Leo XIV

Vatican issues warning after fake Pope video posted on YouTube

All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming Pope on May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said. Source: OSV News.

Film Review

Surfer dumped by wave of toxic masculinity

In “The Surfer”, a man returns to the idyllic West Australian beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals. Source: Australian Catholics.