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Eureka! Former editor accepts ACU’s highest honour
Australian Catholic University has conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Australian journalist and literary critic Morag Fraser.
Seminarians strike a goal of for brotherhood
Australia’s future priests are learning that the path to the altar sometimes runs through the soccer field. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope recognises martyrdom of Polish Salesian and Czech priests
Pope Leo XIV has formally recognised the martyrdom of nine Polish Salesian priests killed by the Nazis at Auschwitz and Dachau and the martyrdom of two Czech priests executed by the communists in the 1950s. Source: Catholic Review.
Traditional Latin Mass celebrated in St Peter’s Basilica
In the presence of hundreds of priests and with lay faithful packed into the pews and standing along the walls, Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated the traditional Latin Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica. Source: OSV News.
Former Anglican bishop predicts surge of conversions to Catholic Church
A former Anglican bishop has urged Church leaders to prepare for a surge of Catholic conversions, as a historic Vatican visit by King Charles III coincided with a deepening division in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Source: UCA News.
Prayer service 500 years in the making
Pope Leo XIV welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican yesterday for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel. Source: CNS.
Caritas welcomes ICJ ruling on immediate aid to Gaza
Caritas Australia has welcomed the International Court of Justice ruling that humanitarian organisations must have urgent, unimpeded access to Gaza, describing the decision as a critical step toward saving lives and restoring dignity to communities devastated by conflict.
Ordination ‘a moment of great pride and joy’ for Church in NT
Darwin Diocese celebrated the ordination of Dean Chisholm as a permanent deacon of the Church in a Mass at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Cathedral last night.
The Australians dying young at the edge of the system
More Australians are dying while facing homelessness – and they’re dying younger, often in their 30s to early 50s, according to new data. Source: SBS News.