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Catholic advocates call for solutions for people ‘living in limbo’
As Australia prepares to mark Refugee Week, Jesuit Refugee Service Australia and St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia are calling on the Albanese Government to provide permanent and dignified solutions for the hundreds of people still trapped in limbo.
Seminarians go to front of the class
Seven young men from Holy Spirit Seminary in the Diocese of Parramatta will soon be heading back to school, but this time they will be standing at the front of the classroom, teaching students in public schools about the Catholic faith. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Notre Dame to present lectures by renowned Jewish philosopher
The University of Notre Dame Australia will welcome internationally renowned scholar Samuel Lebens to Sydney and Perth this July for a program of public events exploring Jewish philosophy and ethics, past and present. Source: The Record.
Texas Catholics prepare to welcome World Cup visitors
Texas Catholics are preparing to welcome fans from around the world as the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament officially gets underway today. Source: EWTN News.
Catholic students in Bangladesh plant 10,000 trees
Youth groups and students participating in a Catholic environmental movement have planted more than 10,000 trees in Bangladesh. Source: The Tablet.
Family greed sets background for canvas of discontent
British stage and screen legend Sir Ian McKellen stars in a comedy-drama about an artist’s two estranged children who want a rich inheritance, so they hire a forger to complete the art works of their dying father. Source: Australian Catholics.
Australians urged to join Pope in praying for peace
Australians have been urged to take up the invitation of Pope Leo XIV to pray for peace this Saturday, April 11. Source: ACBC.
In a divided world, sport must be a ‘space for encounter’
Pope Leo has praised athletes from the Milan-Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games, saying sport “can and must truly become a space for encounter” in a world marked by “polarisation, rivalry, and conflicts that escalate into devastating wars”. Source: EWTN News.
Healthcare workers say ineligible refugees can’t get lifesaving care
A growing number of people seeking asylum in Australia are missing out on lifesaving preventative health care due to being ineligible for Medicare, a group of Sydney doctors and nurses say. Source: ABC News.