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Archdiocese launches ‘Tea and Talk’ to strengthen safeguarding
Sydney Archdiocese’s Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office has hosted its first “Tea and Talk” event, welcoming personnel from more than 26 parishes and communities across the archdiocese.
St Peter’s Basilica to get 21st-century upgrade
Four hundred years after its consecration, St Peter’s Basilica is getting a 21st-century upgrade, with the Vatican unveiling plans for AI-powered translation services and expanded pilgrim access as part of yearlong anniversary celebrations. Source: OSV News.
Church leaders in Poland say report a ‘painful confession’
A newly released clerical sexual abuse report in Poland’s Sosnowiec Diocese is being described by investigators as a necessary step toward accountability, while Church leaders call it a painful but essential moment in rebuilding trust after years of scandals. Source: NCR Online.
Cuban bishop calls for dialogue amid worsening national crisis
A Cuban bishop has called for dialogue and action to help the people amid widespread desperation and a social crisis that recently prompted the island’s bishops to cancel a planned visit to Rome to meet the Pope. Source: Crux.
Health care not luxury but a human right: Pope
Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned that modern conflicts and widening social disparities are eroding respect for human life and equal access to health care. Source: EWTN News.
Commissioner says Australia needs tougher anti-slavery laws
Australia’s anti-slavery commissioner has called for tough new laws forcing Australian companies to take slavery in their supply chains seriously. Source: ABC News.
Albany church to become Bunbury’s first diocesan shrine
St Joseph’s Church in Albany, Western Australia, will next month become Bunbury Diocese’s first diocesan shrine.
‘Unite Against Poverty’: Caritas launches Project Compassion 2026
Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal, Project Compassion, begins tomorrow with the theme, “Unite Against Poverty”.
Mass to mark 30th anniversary of cathedral fire
Thirty years ago, a devastating fire tore through St Patrick’s Cathedral in Parramatta – a moment seared into the memory of parishioners, clergy, and school communities of the Parramatta Diocese. Source: Catholic Outlook.