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Study finds Catholic clergy have strong sense of wellbeing
A new study has found Catholic clergy have a strong sense of wellbeing and recommended further work on ways to support them. Source: ACBC.
Synod study groups release interim reports
The study groups Pope Francis established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial, complex or “emerging” questions raised during the Synod of Bishops on Synodality have published interim reports. Source: OSV News.
Design of memorial to honour abuse victims finally approved
A national memorial for victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will be built in Canberra after the Albanese Government selected a new design. Source: Canberra Times.
Catholic sector calls for inclusion in teaching scholarships program
The National Catholic Education Commission is calling for Catholic schools to be included in the Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships Program.
Sainthood cause for ‘Little Mother’ takes big step
The cause of the Servant of God Eileen O’Connor, the “Little Mother”, has taken another step forward. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Cathedral service honours victims of Holocaust
A service to honour the victims and survivors of the Holocaust was held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral in Adelaide last week. Source: The Southern Cross.
Everyone must have access to the Bible: Pope
At a time when young people spend so much time in “digital environments”, members of the Catholic Biblical Federation need to ask how they are fulfilling the Second Vatican Council’s mandate to give everyone access to the Bible, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Two seminarians in Nigeria released but third hostage dies
Two teenage seminarians kidnapped in southern Nigeria in July have been released after a third died while being held hostage. Source: The Tablet.
Public support stops abolition of death penalty in Japan
Japan faces steep challenges in abolishing the death penalty despite repeated calls from human rights groups, legal experts and the Catholic Church, as public support for capital punishment remains overwhelmingly high. Source: UCA News.