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Pope says Trump’s Ukraine plan could break US-Europe alliance
Pope Leo XIV said this week President Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens to break apart the alliance between Europe and the United States. Source: CNA.
Vatican returns Indigenous artifacts to Canada
A selection of Inuit artifacts returned by the Vatican is now at the Canadian Museum of History, after First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders for years called for the repatriation of Indigenous items. Source: Crux.
Holy See’s big red yearbook goes online
The Vatican’s fat red yearbook, known as the Annuario Pontificio, will now be available and updated regularly on an app and online. Source: OSV News.
Former senator to head National Catholic Education Commission
Australia’s bishops have appointed former Victorian senator Scott Ryan as the next executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission, succeeding Jacinta Collins.
Ukrainian bishops visit Canberra for talks
Executive staff of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference secretariat have met with members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Government will ‘stand firm’ as under-16s ban comes into effect
Communications Minister Anika Wells has vowed to “stand firm” against looming legal challenges and pressure from technology giants as the Government’s under-16s social media ban comes into effect today. Source: The Australian.
New priests called to be ‘good baristas’
Two missionaries of the Neocatechumenal Way were ordained as priests of the Sydney Archdiocese by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP on Friday in St Mary’s Cathedral. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Victorian Government makes historic apology to Aboriginal people
The Victorian Government has made a historic apology to Aboriginal Victorians in one of the first public acts to follow the signing of the state’s treaty agreement. Source: ABC News.
Catholic organisations call for introduction of Human Rights Act
As the world today marks the United Nations Human Rights Day, Catholic organisations have joined a campaign calling for Australia to introduce a Human Rights Act.