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Pope Francis

Vatican says Pope alert and off ventilator 

Pope Francis is in a stable condition and was temporarily taken off mechanical ventilation following two episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican said overnight. Source: NCR Online. 

Women

Voice of women critical for Church’s future 

International Women’s Day on March 8 is a time to take action to ensure women’s safety, inclusion and leadership. Source: ACBC Media Blog.

Project Compassion

Australian Catholics set to ‘Unite Against Poverty’

Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal, Project Compassion, begins today with 1700 schools and 1200 parishes set to “Unite Against Poverty”. 

Schools

Catholic Schools NSW welcomes new funding deal

Catholic Schools NSW has welcomed the announcement by the New South Wales and Commonwealth governments that provides clarity and certainty on school funding for government schools in the state. 

Insurance

New Church-owned company ‘demonstrating the power of collaboration’

A new initiative from the Sandhurst Diocese is changing the way Catholic entities across Australia manage their risk and insurance needs.

Gambling

More money lost to gambling than is spent on aged care, report finds

Australians are losing more money to gambling each year than the federal Government spends on aged care and almost as much as it spends on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a new report has found. Source: The Guardian.

Arts History

Exhibition brings wonders of Notre Dame to Melbourne

Melbourne is a long way from Paris, but locals can experience the wonders of the newly reopened Notre Dame Cathedral at a captivating exhibition at the Immigration Museum. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Africa

Bishops warn Congo war could erupt into regional conflict

As the conflict continues to ravage the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa has issued a stark warning about the real possibility of the violence spreading throughout the region. Source: Crux.

Eucharist United States

US archdiocese begins investigation of alleged Eucharistic miracle

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said an investigation of an alleged Eucharistic miracle is underway at a southeast Indiana church where it reportedly took place in late February. Source: OSV News.