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Pope pleads for Church unity on 60th anniversary of Vatican II
Pope Francis yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by pleading for the Church to “overcome all polarisation and preserve our communion”. Source: NCR Online.
Priest recalls horror of Bali bombings, prays for peace
Canberra priest Fr Richard Thompson remembers firsthand the horror of the Bali bombings 20 years ago today that claimed the lives of 202 people, including 88 Australians. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Bishop Brady ‘an inspiration to so many people’
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Terence Brady after he turned 75, the canonical retirement age for bishops, earlier this year. Source: Sydney Archdiocese.
Graduation Day for women in leadership program
The 2021-22 Leadership for Mission program for young women has officially drawn to a close with a retreat and graduation ceremony in Sydney. Source: The Bridge.
Letters reveal another side to religious art historian
The friendship between British art historian Sr Wendy Beckett and American publisher Robert Ellsberg is documented in a new book to be launched today. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Charity House blessed as project looks to the future
Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous has blessed land at Herdsmans Cove, Tasmania, with a house to be built on the land that will provide employment for young, vulnerable Tasmanians looking to enter the construction industry. Source: Hobart Archdiocese
Robodebt cases to be dropped for nearly 200,000
Almost 200,000 people who spent years fighting to clear welfare debts they didn’t owe will have any active Centrelink investigations wiped. Source: The Age.
Archbishop warns against ‘new colonial forces’ in Fiji
Fiji’s archbishop is warning that “new colonial forces” are moving into the Pacific Island nation as it celebrates its 52nd anniversary of independence from Great Britain. Source: Crux.
Francis to join interfaith prayer for peace at Colosseum
Pope Francis will join other religious leaders at a prayer service for peace at Rome’s Colosseum later this month, the Vatican confirmed. Source: CNA