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Next World Youth Day will be first in non-Christian country
The next World Youth Day, scheduled for August 3-8, 2027, will mark a historic milestone for the Church: the first time the global gathering of Catholic youth will be held in a non-Christian country. Source: CNA.
Senior Vatican official to open education conference
Sr Nathalie Becquart XMCJ, the Vatican’s Undersecretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod, will bring a message of hope to an anticipated 1500 delegates at the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference, to be held in Cairns from August 20–22. Source: NCEC.
Government’s ‘inexplicable decision’ to cut funding to CatholicCare
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes will lose 41 per cent of its financial counselling and financial capability funding in the Far West and Orana region in New South Wales in what it describes as an “inexplicable decision by a federal Government department”.
Stop treating allied health like poor cousin of health system
Australia is charging ahead with digital health reforms but in its rush to modernise, one crucial group is being left behind: the allied health professionals, writes Katherine Bassett. Source: CHA.
New commissioner appointed as outcomes for Indigenous children worsen
The Albanese Government has appointed a new National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, as national targets to reduce child removal and youth detention continue to slide backwards. Source: ABC News.
Millions of Australians cannot afford basic personal hygiene products: survey
Four million Australians cannot afford basic personal hygiene and cleaning products, new research suggests. Source: News.com.au.
Vatican to become first carbon-neutral state after striking deal with Italy
Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan to turn a 430-hectare field north of Rome into a vast solar farm that the Holy See hopes will generate enough electricity to meet its needs and turn Vatican City into the world’s first carbon-neutral state. Source: Crux.
Lebanese Catholic clergy commemorate Beirut port explosion
Lebanon’s Catholic clergy have celebrated a commemorative Mass and held a vigil in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, remembering those who perished in the catastrophic port explosion five years ago. Source OSV News.
Church bell in Nagasaki to ring for first time since atomic tragedy
The Church bell of Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, destroyed by an American atomic bomb, has been reinstalled and will ring on the 80th anniversary of the tragedy, a Japanese archbishop says. Source: UCA News.