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Postulator for martyr’s cause to speak at Cardijn Institute webinar
Thomas Gueydier, postulator for the cause for canonisation of French Young Christian Workers martyr Blessed Marcel Callo, will be the guest speaker at the Australian Cardijn Institute webinar next month.
Vigil held at Minnesota Catholic school after deadly shooting
About 2000 people attended a standing-room-only vigil yesterday in honour of the Annunciation Parish and School community after a mass shooting at the school’s commencement Mass earlier in the day. Source: NCR Online.
Extraordinary tale of a real-life Holocaust rescuer
Set in Poland in the Second World War, “Irena’s Vow” tells the remarkable true story of Irena Gut, who risked her life to save a generation of Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust. Source: Australian Catholics.
Collins hailed for ‘significant service to Catholic education’
National Catholic Education Commission executive director Jacinta Collins will step down in 2026, after serving in the role since February 2019.
Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence
Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death”. Source: CNS.
Labor under pressure to increase number of home care packages
The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are banding together to pressure Labor to boost the number of support packages available to older Australians who want to remain in their home. Source: ABC News.
Call for lay Catholics to play greater role in Church
Three ground-breaking reports were launched at the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons Forum in Cairns last week.
Relief for 1.2 million Australians as Labor waives welfare debts
About 1.2 million welfare recipients will have debts of up to $250 waived in a move Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said would “spare Australians with small debts significant stress”. Source: News.com.au.
In the ‘Human Library’, books are people and reading is conversation
Centacare FNQ turned the page on Queensland’s Multicultural Month by inviting people across Cairns and the Cassowary Coast into “The Human Library”.