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Pope sends surprise video message to youth festival pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV sent a surprise video message yesterday to the thousands of young people attending the Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne, encouraging them to embrace their God-given identity and walk boldly as disciples in today’s world.
Pope calls for Christian unity in first Mass abroad
Pope Leo XIV called on the world’s religious communities to break down “the walls of prejudice and mistrust” that divide them at his first Mass abroad, in Türkiye. Source: NCR Online.
Brisbane parish helps resettle refugee family
Holy Spirit Parish in New Farm has become the first parish in the Brisbane Archdiocese to successfully fundraise for and welcome a refugee family. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Specialist support classes established at Sydney schools
Sydney Catholic Schools is expanding its local, faith-based diverse learning opportunities with the establishment of specialist support classes at its schools in Lakemba. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Report calls for energy reforms for Indigenous communities
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Nulungu Research Institute has partnered with Indigenous-led organisation Original Power and Western Sydney University to launch a national report into the impact of prepayment electricity systems on First Nations communities.
NSW poker machine venues to lose ‘outdated exemptions’
More than 670 poker machine venues across New South Wales will lose their “outdated exemptions” to operate after 4am as the state Government responds to pressure to address “a public health catastrophe”. Source: The Guardian.
Nativity scene to return to Melbourne
A nativity scene will be installed in Melbourne’s CBD this Christmas, after an absence of several years. Source: Herald Sun.
Hong Kong diocese mourns victims of apartment complex fire
Hong Kong is calling for prayer and mourning after a devastating fire at an apartment complex left at least 146 people dead and about 100 still missing. Source: UCA News.
Reports suggest stabbing of Croatian sister religiously motivated
A religious sister in Zagreb, Croatia, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed several times on Friday, in what early reports suggest may have been a religiously motivated assault. Source: The Catholic Herald.