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Caritas supports Venezuelan families devastated by earthquakes
Caritas Venezuela has revealed the significant impact of international solidarity following the devastating earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela in June. Source: Caritas Australia.
UN report estimates 645 million people faced hunger in 2025
A new report on food security jointly prepared by five United Nations agencies estimates that some 645 million people – representing 7.8 per cent of the global population – faced hunger in 2025. Source: Vatican News.
Church in France to honour memory of murdered priest
Ten years after the killing of Fr Jacques Hamel shocked France and the world, the Catholic Church in France is preparing to honour his memory with prayer and remembrance. Source: OSV News.
Astonishing reimagining that gets to soul of the story
“The Odyssey” is an adaptation of Homer’s Ancient Greek epic, chronicling the journey of Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his return home after the Trojan War. Source: Australian Catholics.
Northern Territory to legalise voluntary assisted dying
Proposed voluntary assisted dying laws are set to pass the Northern Territory Parliament in a conscience vote, making euthanasia legal in all Australian jurisdictions. Source: ABC News.
Albanese pledges cost-of-living relief
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will set up his bid for a third term with a promise of further expensive cost-of-living measures to address financial stress fuelling One Nation’s ascension as he expands a program to pay health workers as they study. Source: The Age.
Pope makes surprise visits to shrine and monasteries
Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit to the Shrine of the Holy Trinity in Vallepietra yesterday before continuing to Subiaco, where he visited the Monastery of St Benedict and the Monastery of St Scholastica. Source: Vatican News.
Knights of the Southern Cross Tasmania dissolved
After 103 years of active service in Tasmania, the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross in Tasmania has been dissolved. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
‘In good shape’: CLC celebrates 50 years in Australia
The Australian branch of Christian Life Community gathered in Melbourne and online to mark 50 years in Australia. Source: Melbourne Catholic.