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Film directors and actors can help people understand life: Pope
Meeting an international cast of film directors and actors, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the power of cinema to help people “contemplate and understand life, to recount its greatness and fragility and to portray the longing for infinity”. Source: CNS.
Video series showcases New Zealand pilgrimage sites
A new series inspired by the Church’s Jubilee Year theme, Pilgrims of Hope, has been launched to showcase key places of pilgrimage in New Zealand. Source: NZCBC.
Dublin gets its ‘first’ cathedral in 500 years
Pope Leo XIV has designated St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin as the city’s official Catholic Cathedral, upgrading its status from temporary to permanent and making it the first cathedral in the capital for 500 years. Source: RTE.
All Christians are brothers and sisters to each other: Pope
Being a Christian means recognising every person as a brother or sister and always being ready to lend a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Productivity Commission says landmark national agreement failing
A landmark mental health agreement signed by federal, state and territory governments three years ago is failing, a scathing Productivity Commission inquiry has concluded. Source: ABC News.
Marists appoint new provincial of Star of the Sea Province
The Marist Brothers’ Star of the Sea Province has appointed Br Darren Burge as its new Provincial, succeeding Br Peter Carroll FMS, who was elected Superior General of the Marist Brothers on September 30.
Caritas launches urgent appeal for typhoon victims
Caritas Australia has launched an urgent appeal to support communities in the Philippines and Vietnam following a series of catastrophic weather events and natural disasters.
Jesuit Social Services says tougher laws will not reduce youth crime
The Victorian Government’s plan to introduce “adult time for violent crime” laws is deeply concerning, will not make the community safer and is incompatible with the fundamental rights of children, Jesuit Social Services says.
Hearing the voices ‘often missing in a hyper-partisan discussion’
A new four-part documentary series from Common Home TV, a Redemptorist digital media mission, is exploring what it means to live, teach, and serve amid conflict in the Holy Land.