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Jubilee 2025

Jubilee event combines piety, statues and Roman ruins

Under a strong spring sun, hundreds of men processed past ancient Roman ruins carrying statues of the crucified Christ and his sorrowful mother on heavy wood bases. Source: CNS.

Africa United States

South African Catholic leaders refute US claims of white genocide

Catholic leaders in South Africa have blasted the Trump Administration over claims of an ongoing genocide against white South Africans. Source: Crux.

Pope Leo XIV

Leo sets tone of papacy in first week as Pope

In his first week as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has set the tone for what many expect to be a papacy marked by humility, global outreach and continuity with his predecessors, Ines San Martin writes. Source: OSV News.

Politics

‘It’s a part of who I am’: Albanese on his Catholic faith

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cited his Catholic childhood as a key influence on his approach to government as he heads to Rome for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV amid heightened attention on his faith. Source: SMH.

Evangelisation In The Dioceses

Archbishop Prowse launches Synodal Evangelisation Team

Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese has taken a significant step towards parish renewal and community engagement by announcing its new Synodal Evangelisation Team. Source: Catholic Voice.

Bishops

Archbishop says Brisbane ministry ‘most satisfying’ period in his life

In what is likely to be his final Curia Mass before retirement, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge shared his gratitude for the staff of the Brisbane Archdiocese and encouraged them on the Church’s mission. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Disability Education

Disability program ‘giving every child the chance to shine’

Catholic Schools Broken Bay will next year expand its inclusive education program for students with disability through the Eileen O’Connor Catholic School support classes.

Lecture

‘Freedom not individual will; it is unity with God’s will’

More than 700 people gathered online and in person in small groups across Australia on Tuesday for the Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat’s annual Marian Lecture.

Mission South East Asia

Jesuit Mission Australia appeals for support for Myanmar families

Jesuit Mission Australia is urgently appealing for more support for families in Myanmar who continue to be crippled by war and natural disasters.