Talk to us
CathNews, the most frequently visited Catholic website in Australia, is your daily news service featuring Catholics and Catholicism from home and around the world, Mass on Demand and on line, prayer, meditation, reflections, opinion, and reviews. And, what's more - it's free!
Rebecca Comini
administrator
Articles By This Author
Tax clinic to provide quality care for students and the vulnerable
The University of Notre Dame Australia will open a new tax clinic that will give vulnerable people greater access to professional tax advice while giving students the opportunity to have authentic workplace experiences.
Synod members highlight the value of listening
Synod members say listening has emerged as a central element in overcoming the structural and cultural barriers to unity and participation in the Church. Source: OSV News.
New cardinal lauds peace prize for anti-nuclear weapons group
Japan’s new cardinal-designate has applauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, vowing that the Church will continue to press for the total abolition of nuclear weapons. Source: Crux.
Global charities appeal to UN for funding for Sudan
Caritas Internationalis and global faith-based humanitarian organisation ACT Alliance have brought the issue of funding to avert famine in Sudan to a United Nations General Assembly side event focused on the cost of inaction in the country. Source: Caritas Australia.
Catholic health sector supports Aged Care Act
Catholic Health Australia expressed support for the passage of the Aged Care Act during its appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs on Friday.
Archbishop Fisher calls for rejection of ‘Equality Bill’
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP says a proposed New South Wales bill “will have a direct impact on people of faith, as well as vulnerable women and children”. Source: Crux.
Synod an opportunity ‘to overcome walls’ between Christians
Halfway through the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis and Synod participants prayed that God would “remove the divisions between Christians” so that they could proclaim the Gospel together. Source: CNS.
Minister sends message to Opposition counterpart on anniversary of Voice defeat
Indigenous Affairs Minister Malarndirri McCarthy is urging Opposition counterpart Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to sit down with her one year after the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum and restart the reconciliation process. Source: The Australian.
Praise for outgoing Catholic education leader
Ross Fox has resigned as director of Catholic education in the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese after eight years in the role, Archbishop Christopher Prowse has announced. Source: Catholic Voice.