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Youth

Conference ignites encounters with the risen Christ

Hundreds of young Brisbane’s Catholics spent four days learning more about their faith and encountering Jesus at Ignite Conference. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Middle East Pope Francis Prayer

Francis calls for a global day of prayer, fasting on October 7

Pope Francis has called for a global day of prayer and fasting on October 7 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel amid escalating violence in the region. Source: National Catholic Register.

United States

Nuns on the Bus back on the road for US election

After a six-year hiatus, a group of women religious are taking their Nuns on the Bus election education campaign to the streets of America ahead of the US presidential election in November. Source: Global Sisters Report.

Asia Prayer

Online prayer group’s ‘little way’ of spreading the good news

A Taiwan-based online prayer group is making some headway in spreading the good news to international Chinese-speakers using St Therese of Lisieux’s “little way” as its model for evangelisation. Source: UCA News.

Pope Francis Synod

Only by healing sick relationships can we become a synodal Church: Pope

The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends down “to heal the wounds we have caused by our sins”, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: NCR Online.

Eastern Rite Middle East

Bishop Tarabay calls for prayers for peace in Lebanon

Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay has called on all faithful to pray for peace, as Israel began a “targeted ground operation” in southern Lebanon yesterday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Politics Queensland

Bishops urge voters to stand for truth and dignity at Queensland election

Church leaders are calling on Queenslanders to stand for truth and human dignity as they head to the ballot box this month. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Housing Politics

Labor revives threat of double-dissolution election over housing

The Albanese Government will revive its threat of a double-dissolution election over housing, re-introducing its Help to Buy housing bill to Parliament next week. Source: ABC News.

Mission Ordination

Newly ordained priest to take up missionary assignment in Angola

Divine Word Missionary Fr Cuong Quoc Dang SVD will soon take up his first missionary assignment in Angola following his ordination to the priesthood in Melbourne. Source: In The Word.