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Boys’ college in WA appoints first female principal
Mazenod College in Lesmurdie, Western Australia, has appointed Sabrina Hughes as its new principal from 2026, making her the first woman to be appointed to the role in the school’s almost 60-year history.
Sydney priest says meeting Pope a ‘surreal experience’
Sydney priest Fr Benjamin Saliba was stunned when Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP invited him to accompany him to the Vatican to meet Pope Leo XIV during the recent Jubilee of Youth. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Firefighters save Cordoba’s historic cathedral
Firefighters saved the historic cathedral in Cordoba, Spain, on Friday, after flames and smoke were seen billowing from the iconic mosque-turned-church. Source: OSV News.
Canadian bishops call for debt relief for poor countries
Faith-based organisations are commending a new pastoral letter from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops pressing the Global North to wipe out low-income countries’ crippling debt and consider the ecological burden it has placed on the Global South. Source: NCR Online.
Vietnam’s Catholics lead battle against plastic pollution
Along the central coast of Vietnam, a peaceful environmental movement is underway, led by local Catholics with dedication and passion. Source: UCA News.
Australia urged to sign UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
Catholic Religious Australia has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, calling for the Government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Government under pressure on plans to regulate AI
The Albanese Government is facing mounting pressure to confirm how it plans to regulate fast-growing artificial intelligence technology, with the Coalition critical of mixed messaging from Labor ministers about whether new laws are needed. Source: The Guardian.
Bishop Long joins Vietnamese Catholics in US for Holy Mother’s Day
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv joined tens of thousands of Vietnamese Catholics for the 46th annual Holy Mother’s Day celebrations in Carthage, Missouri – one of the largest and longest-running Marian gatherings in the world. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Preparations underway for Adelaide Diocesan Synod
Ushering in a sense of confidence among all sectors of an increasingly diverse archdiocese will be one of the many positive outcomes of next year’s Adelaide Diocesan Synod, predicts Adelaide Archbishop Patrick O’Regan. Source: The Southern Cross.