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New CRA national council elected at ‘Daring to Dream’ assembly
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
Catholic Religious Australia has elected a new national council as 140 leaders of religious congregations gathered this week in Sydney for the 2023 CRA national assembly.
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World Youth Day bringing together Church’s future leaders
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
I can honestly say the experience of World Youth Day Sydney in 2008 changed the course of my life, writes Monica Doumit. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Delegation on TRACC to transform rural lives in Timor-Leste
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
Caritas Australia welcomed a delegation of Church and government representatives from Timor-Leste to Sydney yesterday.
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Ava brushes aside the competition to take out top award
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
A Perth Catholic school student has won the top prize and a people’s choice award in a statewide annual art event for students. Source: The Record.
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Pilgrims climb ‘the Reek’ to promote vocations in Ireland
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
Bishops joined 4000 pilgrims from across Ireland in the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage climb of Croagh Patrick as part of the Church’s drive for vocations to the priesthood. Source: UCA News.
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Church attendance by Gen X drops to a new low
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
Church attendance in the United States has dropped off since the pandemic for Generation X more sharply than for other age groups, according to a new survey. Source: National Catholic Register.
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Pilgrimage to Lourdes provides framework for period drama
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
In The Miracle Club, a group of Irish women have a tantalising dream – to escape the gauntlet of domestic life by winning a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. Source: Australian Catholics.
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Europe should invest in young people, not weapons: Pope
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 3 August 2023
Pope Francis arrived in Lisbon yesterday for the World Youth Day festival with a blunt message for European leaders: invest in young people rather than weapons. Source: NCR Online.
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Social profiles of Australia’s Catholic dioceses published
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 3 August 2023
One in four Catholics in Broome Diocese are aged under 15, Wagga Wagga Diocese has the largest proportion of Catholics and the Archdiocese of Melbourne the largest number of Catholics, new reports have revealed. Source: ACBC Media Blog.