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Empower Night begins two-year formation journey to Eucharist28
The inaugural Empower Night: Towards Eucharist28 marked the beginning of a series of gatherings preparing the Catholic education community for the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress (Eucharist28), which is to be held in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Seminarians get a kick out of annual tournament
The historic NFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground wasn’t the only highly anticipated match to take place in the city last week, with seminarians from around Australia competing in the annual inter-seminary soccer tournament. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Jimmy Lai’s family, advocates appeal for his release
Family members and advocates of imprisoned Catholic pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai have offered urgent pleas for his release ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to the United States to meet President Donald Trump. Source: EWTN News.
Why September 17Â is a holiday in Vatican CityÂ
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration came yesterday on the Pope’s “name day”, the feast of St Robert Bellarmine. Source: OSV News.
Maigret solves murder in a charming, French way
In “Maigret and the Dead Lover”, a commissioner investigates the murder of a former ambassador and its connection to a decades-long affair with a recently-widowed princess. Source: Australian Catholics.
International students to be barred from bringing family to Australia
International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system to be unveiled by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke today. Source: ABC News.
Don’t allow AI to replace human relationships: Pope
In a world of increasing technological dependence and polarisation, Pope Leo XIV said there is greater urgency for humanity to see itself as a single “human community” . Source: OSV News.
Prayer Service of Lament held for survivors of abuse
Melbourne Archdiocese held its annual Prayer Service of Lament for survivors of abuse on Tuesday, the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Emails reveal turmoil as aged care assessors lost ability to overrule algorithm
Senior health department officials were in turmoil before the rollout of an algorithm to determine funding packages for older Australians, after discovering legislation had been drafted so rigidly that the tool could not legally be overridden by aged care assessors. Source: The Guardian.