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Cardinal Pizzaballa welcomes Gaza ceasefire talks as ‘first step’
As indirect ceasefire talks began in Egypt between Israel and Hamas overnight in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauded it as an “important and long-awaited first step”. Source: Catholic Review.
Choose between serving God or serving money: Pope
On the feast of St Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV signed his first apostolic exhortation, on the topic of poverty, and held a special audience for pilgrims attending the Jubilee of Migrants and the Jubilee of the Missions. Source: CNS.
Victorian MPs call for end to abortion ban at public, Catholic-run hospitals
Victoria’s public, Catholic-run hospitals would lose their ability to object to providing abortion and contraception services at their facilities under a new crossbench proposal. Source: Herald Sun.
Archbishop O’Regan calls on Adelaide faithful to pray for synod
The last two weekends in September were unusual for Archbishop Patrick O’Regan, who was seen and heard, simultaneously, in the majority of parishes across the Adelaide Archdiocese. Source: The Southern Cross.
Fears new disability system for children will be ‘one-size-fits-all’
Health department officials say the $46 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme has distorted the spread of allied health workers, costs and waiting times for their services as work gets under way on a new disability system for children. Source: The Age.
Young people raise their hands in worship
The sight of young people lifting their hands in worship at Ignite Youth Conference in Brisbane was enough to move seminarian Gabriel Guillaume to tears. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Cardinal welcomes appointment of first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster, the president of England and Wales’ bishops conference, has welcomed the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first female Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. Source: OSV News.
Pope allows banks outside Vatican to manage Holy See investments
Pope Leo XIV has permitted the Holy See’s main financial body to use financial institutions outside the Vatican for its investment activities, reversing Pope Francis’s 2022 instruction to move all funds to the so-called Vatican bank. Source: CNA.
Assisi to display body of St Francis in 2026
For the first time in eight centuries, the body of St Francis of Assisi will be visible to pilgrims and visitors. Source: Aleteia.