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Lenten retreat offers women a space to ‘stop, rest, and receive’
Each year, more women are choosing to step away from the noise of everyday life and treat the annual Women’s Lenten Retreat in Sydney as a kind of pilgrimage. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vatican’s top diplomat urges push for Ukraine peace
The Vatican’s top diplomat, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, has urged the international community to take “concrete steps” towards peace in Ukraine. Source: Vatican News.
Ex-intelligence chief arrested over Sri Lankan bombings
Families of victims of Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings have expressed renewed hope for justice after police arrested a former top intelligence official over the coordinated attacks that killed 279 people. Source: UCA News.
Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC tribute to The King
Directed by acclaimed Australian director Baz Luhrmann, “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” presents previously lost and unseen footage of the King of Rock and Roll. Source: Australian Catholics.
Bishop addresses abuse and coverups at Vatican Lenten meditation
Lenten spiritual exercises leader Bishop Erik Varden has offered Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia a searing reflection on the duty of Church leaders to face the ongoing crisis of abuse and coverups. Source: Crux.
How eSafety watchdog will know if social media ban has worked
The medical and education records of more than 4000 children will be monitored for more than two years as part of a major study evaluating the impact of Australia’s under-16s social media ban. Source: The Age.
Countdown to Synod gathers pace after release of working document
The countdown to the 2026 Synod in the Adelaide Archdiocese has gathered pace with the release of a report outlining the concepts and ideas that will help drive the Synod, to be held in May and June. Source: The Southern Cross.
New Zealand to host gathering of indigenous Catholics
New Zealand will host Church representatives from Australia, Canada and the United States next week at the second international gathering focused on enhancing ministry to Indigenous Catholics. Source: NZCBC.
New book documents Sisters’ foundational role in health system
A new historical text on the arrival in Australia of the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary and their lasting legacies that span the last 140 years was launched in Sydney last night. Source: Calvary.