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Grant of $3.5m will help Marymead support victims of domestic violence
Marymead CatholicCare Canberra-Goulburn will receive $3.5 million in federal funding to deliver up to seven dwellings under the Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program. Source: Catholic Voice.
ACU $14m investment partnership to turn research into commercial ventures
Australian Catholic University and Breakthrough Victoria have signed a landmark co-investment partnership worth $14 million that will translate research into life-changing products and services.
Extremists ‘must not be allowed to set the tone’, German bishops warn
Germany’s bishops concluded their spring plenary expressing worry about the growing popularity of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, which came in second in recent national elections, and disturbing changes in international politics. Source: The Tablet.
US Catholics condemn plan for ‘black mass’ in Kansas
A Satanic group’s plan for a so-called “black mass” in the Kansas Statehouse in the state’s capital Topeka on March 28 has garnered widespread Catholic condemnation. Source: OSV News.
Northern Ireland police taken to court over anti-Catholic discrimination
Four former police officers have taken legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland for anti-Catholic discrimination. Source: CNA.
Vatican releases first photo of Pope since hospitalisation
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised a month ago, the Vatican press office released a photograph showing him concelebrating Mass yesterday in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. Source: OSV News.
Pope approves next phase of Synod, sets path to 2028 assembly
Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, launching a three-year implementation process culminating in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028. Source: CNS.
Queensland church leaders welcome pause on anti-discrimination reforms
Queensland church leaders have welcomed the Crisafulli Government’s decision to pause changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act to allow “further consultation and policy work”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Victorian Government urged to support community service organisations
The Victorian Government’s 2025-26 Budget must prioritise the funding of critical services that support marginalised people and communities to flourish, Jesuit Social Services says.