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Fee-free course takes load off future nurses
The first cohort of students to graduate debt-free from Mater Education’s Diploma of Nursing are set to kick off their healthcare careers without the burden of paying off tuition fees. Source: Catholic Health Australia.
Mass attendance rises in UK: study
The number of Catholics attending Mass in England and Wales has shot up by roughly 50,000 in 2023. Source: The Tablet.
Pope recognises US Franciscan martyrs
Pope Francis has formally recognised that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the US state of Georgia were killed for their faith. Source: CNS.
Religious teaching downgraded in Polish schools
Poland’s Catholic primate has accused the nation’s government of pandering to anti-Church feeling, after it unveiled new plans to downgrade religious teaching in the traditionally Catholic country. Source: OSV News.
Brother’s charity delivers dignity on wheels
Charity co-founder and Christian Brother Thomas Oliver (Olly) Pickett has been named 2025 Senior Australian of the Year. Source: 9news.com.au.
Archdiocese welcomes housing policy shift
Brisbane Archdiocese has applauded the new Queensland Government for following through on its promise to unlock faith-based land to help address the state’s housing crisis. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Francis eggs on Eastern church for common Easter date
Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East. Source: OSV News.
Canberra to host Holocaust education centre
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged $6.4 million to build a national Holocaust education centre in Canberra and upgrade a facility in Western Australia that does school workshops. Source: SBS News.
Simple lives, faithful mission – religious orders remembered
The contribution of 30 religious orders across the Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese will be celebrated at Mass at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Canberra, as part of the Jubilee Year. Source: Catholic Voice.