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Cardinal from Mongolia to visit Australia
Cardinal Giorgio Marengo IMC, the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, will visit Australia this month as a guest of Catholic Mission.
Keep your homilies short or people will fall asleep: Pope
Pope Francis has once again appealed to priests to keep their homilies short, this time warning that homilies should be no longer than eight minutes or “people will fall asleep”. Source: CNA.
Catholic vice president of Malawi dies in plane crash
Catholic bishops in Malawi have mourned the loss of the country’s Catholic vice president who died in a plane crash on Monday. Source: NCR Online.
Pope appoints new archbishop for Samoa
Pope Francis has appointed West Auckland priest Fr Mosese Vitolio Tui as the new Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. Source: NZCBC.
New push to relax Victoria’s euthanasia laws
Pro-euthanasia advocates are calling for Victoria’s assisted dying laws to be overhauled, arguing it’s time the state is brought into line with others that have implemented more lenient rules. Source: The Age.
Two new priests for Brisbane
Hundreds gathered at Brisbane’s St Stephen’s Cathedral on Friday to witness Archbishop Mark Coleridge ordain two new priests – Fr Michael My Van Tran and Fr Bradley Davies. Source: Brisbane Archdiocese.
Advocates challenge claims of boost to homelessness funding
Homelessness funding hasn’t increased during the life of the Albanese Government, advocates say, leaving women fleeing domestic violence vulnerable. Source: The Australian.
Elder’s 40-year fight to bring home remains of Indigenous Australians
Kamilaroi elder Bob Weatherall has spent more than 40 years lobbying for the repatriation of remains of Indigenous Australians held in museums and universities. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Blanket ban on credit card gambling kicks in
Australians will no longer be allowed to use their credit cards to place bets online as federal regulators move to tighten industry rules to stamp out harms caused by gambling. Source: News.com.au.