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HIgher Education Honours

Top Vatican official ‘deeply moved’ to receive honorary doctorate

One of the most senior women in the Vatican has accepted an honorary doctorate from Australian Catholic University.

South Australia Synod

Plenary sessions discuss future of Adelaide Archdiocese

After months of planning, 100 members of the Adelaide Synod gathered on Saturday for the first of two plenary sessions to discuss the future direction of the archdiocese. Source: The Southern Cross.

In The Dioceses

Students challenged to become ‘instruments of peace’

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has challenged young people across the Perth Archdiocese to become “instruments of peace” and people of practical compassion. Source: The Record.

Inequality

Australia’s billionaires club admits 17 new members

Australia has added 17 billionaires since last year to reach a record 178, with total wealth exceeding $686 billion, according to analysis by Oxfam. Source: ABC News.

Magnifica Humanitas

Encyclical available as audiobook in English

The English editorial team of Vatican Radio and Vatican News has prepared an audiobook of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas”. Source: Vatican News.

Mission Saints

Pope praises US archbishop who brought Gospel to millions 

Pope Leo XIV has praised Venerable Fulton J Sheen as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans – including the Pope himself as a child. Source: OSV News.

Mental Health Vatican

Youth mental health crisis needs structural responses: Cardinal

Describing the mental health crisis affecting young people as “an emergency requiring structural responses”, Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that today’s society often offers young people “every means but no purpose”. Source: Vatican News.

Peace Pope Leo XIV

Everyone can and must do their part to achieve peace: Pope

To close the Marian month, Pope Leo XIV prayed a Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, urging everyone to make the daily commitment to achieve peace. Source: Vatican News.

Safeguarding

New study calls for national child abuse prevention strategy

New research has found that government spending on child protection services nearly doubled over a decade to more than $10 billion, while child protection activity remained largely the same. Source: ACU.