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World Youth Day

Was there a miracle in Fatima during Pope’s visit?

A visually impaired 16-year-old girl from Spain says that she is now able to see after receiving Communion in Fatima on Saturday, the day of the Pope’s visit to the Marian shrine in Portugal. Source: Aleteia.

Europe Fundraising

French mayor cycles to Rome to save dilapidated church

A needy but determined mayor has pedalled 750km by bicycle from Nice to Rome to raise funds to renovate the dilapidated 12th-century church in his village in northern France. Source: The Tablet.

Pope Francis World Youth Day

Don’t be afraid to change the world, Pope tells youth at WYD closing Mass

To end World Youth Day 2023, Pope Francis told 1.5 million weary-eyed and sleep-deprived young people in Lisbon not to let their “great dreams” of changing the world be “stopped by fear”. Source: CNS.

World Youth Day

South Korea to host World Youth Day in 2027

The next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, South Korea, in 2027, Pope Francis announced at the conclusion of the final Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon. Source: CNA.

Refugees

PM under pressure to establish inquiry into mandatory detention

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face pressure at Labor’s national conference in Brisbane to establish a royal commission into the cost of Australia’s mandatory detention system. Source: The Australian.

Religious Orders

New book hopes to ‘awaken Generation Z or Alpha to the beauty of religious life’

How do you explain the vocation of religious life to young people in a secularised culture like Australia? A new book by Catholic Religious Australia and St Pauls Publications aims to assist.

Homelessness Housing

Putting people in the picture about homelessness

Centacare Evolve Housing in Tasmania will mark Homelessness Week with an intergenerational art project to challenge the stigma around people who access social and affordable housing. Source: The Mercury.

Education

Mobile phones banned in Sydney Catholic schools

Catholic students and teachers will get a much-needed reprieve from distracting digital devices, with a ban on mobile phones during school hours coming into effect across Sydney Catholic schools. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Prayer

Take a minute to take the challenge

The Bread 4 Today prayer community is encouraging people to “reconnect with inner peace and embrace the stillness found in contemplation” by taking the “1 Silent Minute Challenge”. Source: Redemptorists.