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Cairns conference will be largest gathering of Catholic educators Australia
Next week, 1400 delegates, including educators and leaders, clergy and religious, parents, academics, chairs and board members, will gather in Cairns for the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference. Source: NCEC.
Camino turned ‘bunch of nobodies’ into better Catholic men
In an age where young men can struggle to find authentic role models and meaningful community, Sydney Archdiocese’s Camino of St Joseph offers something different – a call for the ordinary to become extraordinary. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
New chief brings ‘deep understanding of health landscape’
Mercy Health has appointed Clinton Cummins as chief executive of Health Services, a role that includes oversight of Melbourne’s Mercy Hospital for Women in Heidelberg and Werribee Mercy Hospital.
Pope moves Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life. Source: CNA.
US court rules against Sisters in dispute over contraception mandates
A United States federal court has ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor in their long-running legal dispute over government contraception mandates, dealing a blow to the religious order even after multiple court victories, including at the Supreme Court. Source: National Catholic Register.
New Archbishop of Hobart installed
The new Archbishop of Hobart Anthony Ireland was installed yesterday during a Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Hobart, attended by close to 600 people, including bishops, clergy and lay people from around the country. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Signs of hope in social justice statement
The experience of people living with the challenges of homelessness and mental ill-health has been highlighted in the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s 2025 Social Justice Statement.
Foreign ministers call for end to ‘unimaginable’ suffering in Gaza
Australia and a long list of allies have decried the “unimaginable” suffering in Gaza, calling on Israel to let in aid and allow foreign organisations to operate. Source: Nine News.
Cairns Diocese takes big step in Synod process
Cairns Diocese has taken another significant step in its ongoing Synod process, with its Synod members meeting for the first time this month.