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Pope advances sainthood cause of ‘God’s architect’
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni GaudÃ, the Spanish architect who designed the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Source: CNS.
‘Nothing is sacred’: Religious leaders condemn Palm Sunday attack on Ukraine
Catholic and other religious leaders are condemning a Palm Sunday attack by Russia on a Ukrainian city that killed 34 – including two children – and injured 119. Source: OSV News.
Patriarch Bartholomew awarded $2.3 million Templeton Prize
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been awarded the 2025 Templeton Prize. Source: The Tablet.
Pope makes surprise appearance at Palm Sunday MassÂ
As the Church begins its most solemn period of the year, Pope Francis made another surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass yesterday, wishing the faithful a blessed start to Holy Week. Source: Crux.
Cost of living and first home buyers take centre stage at election launches
Labor and the Coalition have officially launched their federal election campaigns, with the cost of living and first home buyers taking centre stage as the race nears the halfway mark. Source: SBS News.
Chaplains ‘effectively being locked out’ of Northern Territory prisonsÂ
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has written to the Northern Territory Government expressing concern over a chronic lack of access to NT prisons, saying chaplains are effectively being locked out. Source: ABC News.
Australians still turning to Christianity in large numbers: report
Generation Z are open to changing their views on spirituality and, once involved in a faith, become highly motivated to live it out, a new McCrindle report has found. Source: The Catholic Leader.
University students and staff take a new course
A national short course series is equipping university students and staff with the tools to recognise and respond to modern slavery in Australia. Source: ACRATH.
Diplomat praises ministry of deacons
Apostolic Nuncio to Australia Archbishop Charles Balvo highlighted the important role that deacons play in the Church following his attendance at the 2025 National Deacons Conference in Adelaide. Source: The Southern Cross.