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Parishioner workshops build up skills and community
Building fellowship and community while sharing various skills has been the focus of a Tasmanian parish’s year-long homesteading workshops. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Romanian Orthodox Church challenges plans for common Easter date
The initiative by Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to establish a unified date for Easter has faced its first direct challenge – not from Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, but from the Romanian Orthodox Church. Source: The Tablet.
Locals call for prayer as 70 bodies found in Congo church
Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo are appealing for prayers after approximately 70 bodies were found inside a church building in the village. Source: CNA.
Church ceiling collapse in Brazil sparks fear of more accidents
Government agencies in Brazil have shut 12 churches at risk of collapsing in Salvador, after the ceiling of a historic church in the city fell and killed a tourist on February 5. Source: Crux.
Pope’s condition improves but lengthy hospital stay likely
Pope Francis continues to improve and the 88-year-old pontiff remains without fever and with a well-functioning heart, as he carries on his hospital recovery from double pneumonia. Source: NCR Online.
Victoria to remove ‘gag clause’ from euthanasia laws
The Victorian Government will move to bring its euthanasia laws in line with other states by scrapping a “gag clause” that prevents doctors from initiating conversations about the option with their patients. Source: The Australian.
Systemic changes needed to help the sick and suffering
In his message for World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis touches on one of the most difficult topics that I, and many Christians, struggle with – the role of suffering, writes Brigid Meney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Churches of Jerusalem call for compassion for the people of Gaza
Caritas Australia has received a statement from the Churches of Jerusalem that calls attention to the responsibilities of Christians to extend their compassion to people in the Holy Land.
Most children under 16 still using social media despite world-first ban
Almost all children under 16 are still using social media despite the federal Government’s controversial world-first ban, according to an eSafety Commission report. Source: 9news.com.au.