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Perth launches 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly
Perth Archdiocese has officially launched its 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly at St Mary’s Cathedral, with Catholic communities across the archdiocese invited to select delegates for the assembly in July 2024. Source: The Record.
Twenty-eight South Australians access state’s euthanasia program
A new report reveals 28 South Australians received a permit to die under the state’s euthanasia laws in the scheme’s first three months, and 12 people have died, including one who died without using the medication available. Source: The Advertiser.
Study probes relationship between religious beliefs, nightmares and anxiety
Australian researchers are investigating whether faith and spirituality influences how people dream – and whether people who are religious are less likely to have nightmares and dreams about death. Source: ABC News.
Destruction of dam an act of terrorism, says US-based Ukrainian archbishop
The destruction of a dam and hydroelectric power plant in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine marks a “dastardly and diabolical act” that “defies imagination”, the metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States said. Source: NCR Online.
Jim Broadbent hits the road to honour mate
In The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a retired pensioner walks the length of Britain to offer support to a dying friend. Source: Australian Catholics.
Public holiday fit for a king
CathNews is taking a break on Monday for the King’s Birthday public holiday, which is being marked in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and ACT.
Pope Francis recovering after successful three-hour surgery
Pope Francis is conscious and alert after a three-hour abdominal surgery that was performed “without complications” to treat a hernia, the Vatican said. Source: OSV News.
Calvary Health Care asks ACT Supreme Court to block ‘hostile’ takeover
The ACT Government is set to learn within days whether it can proceed with what has been described as a “hostile” takeover of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce. Source: Canberra Times.
Listening top of agenda for new Syro-Malabar bishop
The new chief shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania says his first priority is to meet with the faithful, before working together to formulate a pastoral plan for the region. Source: ACBC Media Blog.