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Institute to close its doors after 50 years of service
Brisbane Archdiocese’s Institute of Faith Education will farewell its last intake of students in 2027 as it winds down its operations after 50 years of service. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Stamp of approval for ‘joyous and colourful’ triptych
Australia Post has chosen an artwork in the collection of Newman College in Melbourne as this year’s religious stamp. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope makes Vogue’s ‘best dressed’ list for 2025
Elected to the papacy just seven months ago, Pope Leo XIV is quickly making an impression in Hollywood and among the elite fashionistas of the world, making Vogue magazine’s best dressed list for 2025. Source: Crux.
Pilgrimage brings together Rome’s tourism workers
About 400 people participated in a Jubilee of Tourism pilgrimage in Rome on Monday, celebrating the unique role the industry plays in supporting the faith and religious experience of millions of pilgrims and tourists. Source: CNA.
Report reveals why some Americans leave their childhood faith
Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by age 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion’s teachings. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays for victims of Bondi Beach terrorist attack
Pope Leo XIV has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Jewish community at Bondi Beach, saying: “Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts.” Source: NCR Online.
National Cabinet agrees unanimously to strengthen gun laws
Only Australian citizens would be able to hold a firearm licence under stronger gun laws being considered by states and territories in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Source: ABC News.
Brisbane Archdiocese welcomes report calling for action on elder abuse
Elder abuse in Queensland has been exposed as a systemic failure requiring urgent and coordinated reform, with the final report of the state parliamentary inquiry affirming the seriousness, complexity and moral weight of the issue. Source: Brisbane Archdiocese.
New monastery to be built for Carmelite nuns in southern NSW
A new monastery will be built for the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Mathoura, New South Wales, with Cardinal Mykola Bychok and Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green set to break ground on the project next month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.