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Mission

Participants in Jesuit Bali workshop learn the ABCD

Jesuit Mission Australia recently hosted a six-day workshop in Bali with 47 Jesuits and lay collaborators from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Laos, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan, Spain, the Philippines and Australia.

Education Religious Orders

Day of day of ‘gratitude and hope’ marks ministries’ 150 years in Qld

St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane was filled with prayer, praise and gratitude, as hundreds gathered to mark 150 years of Edmund Rice Ministries in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Jubilee 2025 Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo welcomes prisoners on pilgrimage

Three inmates from Venice’s Santa Maria Maggiore Prison are among a group of pilgrims received by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican yesterday. Source: Vatican News.

Africa

Bishops in Congo demand justice after another massacre

The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State last month at a Catholic church in which more than 40 people were killed or injured. Source: CNA.

Film Review

Inspirational teacher inspired screen legend Richard Burton

“Mr Burton” is a biographical drama that concentrates on the early life of Welsh actor Richard Burton. Source: Australian Catholics.

Bishops Tributes

Bishop’s love for Christ and Church ‘shaped every aspect of his ministry’

Melbourne Bishop Emeritus Peter Elliott died peacefully yesterday, aged 81, the Melbourne Archdiocese announced.

Catechesis Pope Leo XIV

Make space in your life to receive Jesus: Pope 

Pope Leo yesterday reminded Christians that they need to make space in their lives to receive Jesus Christ. Source: Crux. 

Politics Welfare

‘Robodebt 2.0’: More than 900 JobSeeker payments unlawfully cancelled

Repeated errors that resulted in the unlawful cancellation of more than 900 JobSeeker payments are being called “Robodebt 2.0”. Source: News.com.au.

Jubilee 2025 Youth

Domus Australia sees Signs of Hope

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP flung open the shutters of his window to welcome more than 250 English-speaking Jubilee of Youth pilgrims from across the world to Domus Australia pilgrim guest house in Rome. Source: The Catholic Weekly.