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Despite improved health, Pope picks cardinals to lead Holy Week liturgies
Pope Francis is going without supplemental oxygen for longer periods and is continuing therapy to recover his strength, the Vatican press office said yesterday. Source: CNS.
CRA addresses key justice issues before federal election
Catholic Religious Australia yesterday released a resource to assist Australians to consider critical issues that have a bearing on Australia’s forthcoming federal election.
Priest calls for united action on juvenile crime in South Australia
Msgr David Cappo, the Adelaide priest behind a ground-breaking report on juvenile crime, has urged South Australia’s Malinauskas Government to re-look at the report’s recommendations. Source: The Southern Cross.
Orthodox and Catholic faithful celebrate Palm Sunday together
Thousands of Orthodox and Catholic faithful processed through the streets of Punchbowl in south-west Sydney and gathered at St Charbel’s College to celebrate Palm Sunday together. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Long-standing friendship leads to integration of mission organisations
Mary MacKillop Today has announced a new chapter in its mission to support those experiencing disadvantage and exclusion, particularly in rural and regional Australia.
Vatican sculpture aims to inspire people to help the poor
A new Vatican-commissioned sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P Schmalz titled “Be Welcoming” was installed in St Peter’s Square yesterday in the hopes of inspiring people to open their hearts to the poor. Source: CNA.
Canonisation of Blessed Carlo ‘very encouraging for young people’
Gabriella Robinson cannot wait for the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis – and thousands of others in Australia feel the same way. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Bombings show Myanmar junta’s ‘contempt for life, faith, and the laws of war’
The Myanmar junta destroyed a Baptist Church in Chin state on Sunday, in the third attack on church buildings in five days and violating a ceasefire it declared to help relief works after last month’s devastating earthquake. Source: UCA News.
Vatican formally suppresses Peru-based Catholic movement
Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin America and the United States, and three related lay movements. Source: OSV News.