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Daughters of Charity to celebrate 100 years of service
The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul will this November celebrate 100 years of service in Australia, marking a century since the first Sisters arrived in Orange, New South Wales, at the invitation of the Bishop of Bathurst.
SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope and cardinals
The traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X, which intends to ordain bishops without a papal mandate, yesterday issued an open letter and a declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals. Source: EWTN.
Unpublished homilies of Pope Benedict released in English
The Vatican has released an English edition of a book of Pope Benedict XVI‘s previously unpublished homilies. Source: OSV News.
Cuba’s neighbours send communion wafers
Dioceses in Puerto Rico and Panama dispatched thousands of communion wafers to the Catholic Church in Cuba after a crisis in local production caused by drastic power cuts. Source: The Tablet.
Labor strikes deal with Greens on tax reforms
Labor will modify its NDIS laws and invite eight weeks of extra scrutiny over plans to cut $38 billion from the scheme, in exchange for the Greens pushing the federal budget’s tax package through Parliament this week. Source: The Age.
Vatican releases schedule for extraordinary consistory
The Vatican released the official schedule for the second extraordinary consistory of the year, offering a glimpse of some of the topics and major issues that will be discussed by Pope Leo XIV and the College of Cardinals. Source: OSV News.
Memorial service honours homeless who died on nation’s streets
There are no statistics collected about the number of homeless people who die on the nation’s streets, but on the longest night of the year, these forgotten people were honoured. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
After 140 years of service, religious community looks to the future
One of the oldest religious communities in the Parramatta Diocese has met to decide its future, and to give thanks for the hundreds of members over the years who have dedicated their lives to help the less fortunate. Source: Catholic Outlook.
‘A charade’: Gambling reform advocates condemn consultation process
Health experts have condemned the Albanese Government’s consultation on its gambling advertising reforms as a “charade”, as Labor prepares to introduce the legislation this fortnight amid growing criticism from the Greens and crossbench MPs. Source: ABC News.