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Friendship Religious Life

How friendship shaped Sr Isobel’s call to religious life

Friends are everything to Missionaries of God’s Love Sister Isobel Stewart. They were by her side as the former primary school teacher discerned the call to religious life and remain there now as she navigates her new life. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Disability

Photography exhibition focuses on disabled and their lives 

A photography exhibition will celebrate the talents of people with disability and offer a unique insight into their lives. Source: VMCH.

Africa

Up to 200 Christians killed in Nigerian massacre

In a horrifying escalation of violence, between 100 and 200 Christians have been murdered by Fulani Jihadist herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State, according to multiple sources. Source: Crux.

Science

Pope tells young astronomers to share the joy of their discoveries

Scientific discovery and knowledge are meant to benefit all of humanity, Pope Leo XIV told young astronomers yesterday. Source: CNS.

Liturgy

Cardinal calls for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass

United States Cardinal Raymond Burke has asked Pope Leo XIV to remove measures restricting the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in dioceses. Source: CNA.

Middle East Pope Leo XIV

Pope appeals to Iran and Israel to stop war and begin talks

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to Iranian and Israeli leaders to step back from war and engage in dialogue for the common good. Source: Vatican News.

Refugees

Australia should accept more refugees: Vinnies

The way the Australian government treated people seeking safe asylum in the 1970s and 1980s could be a better model than many of the practices it follows today, according to St Vincent de Paul Society national president Mark Gaetani.

First Nations

Close friends design logo for 2025 Indigenous assembly

Two talented Year 11 students from the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese have designed the official logo for the 2025 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council Assembly. Source: Catholic Schools Maitland-Newcastle.

Education HIgher Education

Robots to help pre-schoolers read and count

A new Australian Catholic University collaboration will help preschoolers access robotic tutors designed to give them a head start in their literacy and numeracy learning.