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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.
Papal knighthoods honour ‘exemplary service’ to Church
Brisbane Archdiocese Chancellor Pat Mullins and Australian Catholic University Chancellor Martin Daubney have been awarded papal honours, conferred in recent ceremonies. Source: Catholic Leader.
Parishioners prepare for feast day after receiving relic
Six months after receiving a first-class relic of St Faustina Kowalska and installing her statue, St Luke’s Parish in Sydney’s Revesby is preparing for Divine Mercy Sunday. Source: Catholic Weekly.
Students learn value of stillness and silence from global meditation leader
High school students were given a rare opportunity to hear from the Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation, Laurence Freeman, last month, when the Benedictine monk visited Canberra to share his insights on faith, focus and finding balance. Source: Catholic Voice.
Probing the relationships of adult children with parents
Estranged siblings who reunite after years apart are forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents in this comedy-drama. Source: Australian Catholics.