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Handmade rosaries offer support for hospital patients and families
About 450 rosaries handmade by volunteers from Parramatta parishes, agencies, schools and the Diocesan Chancery have been shared with patients and families in Western Sydney hospitals. Source: Catholic Outlook.
US archbishop to be beatified after six-year pause
United States archbishop and evangelist Venerable Fulton Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Hong Kong Catholic activist sentenced to 20 years in prison
Human rights advocate and Catholic Jimmy Lai was sentenced in Hong Kong yesterday to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations. Source: EWTN News.
Tourists out of the picture as VIPs view da Vinci masterpiece
Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is closed to the public for three-and-a-half days. Source: Crux.
Bishops seek focus on cost-of-living crisis
Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged courage and tenderness in addressing the nation’s cost-of-living crisis. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Broken Bay Synod ‘more than an event’
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has announced the framework for a Diocesan Synod to be held next year.
Sport an opportunity for Church to offer human and spiritual guidance: Pope
Just as the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina were about to begin, Pope Leo XIV called on the Church to recognise sport as an opportunity to offer much-needed human and spiritual guidance. Source: CNS.
Grieving sister appeals to Church to be a ‘place of refuge’
As Catholics celebrated the patron saint of victims of modern slavery, the grieving sister of a migrant worker has appealed to the Church in Australia to be a “place of refuge”. Source: ACAN.
Homelessness sector in SA ‘under unprecedented pressure’
An Adelaide community service has released its policy priorities for the 2026 South Australian election, calling for major parties and independent candidates to prioritise the transition from “homelessness to homefulness” for thousands of people living on the state’s streets. Source: The Southern Cross.