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Sisters of the Good Samaritan looking for the write stuff
Entries have opened for The Good Oil Writers’ Award, which aims to support and encourage the development of aspiring and published writers. Source: Sisters of the Good Samaritan.
Read all about it: Canberra to host Press Association conference
The Australasian Catholic Press Association has announced its annual conference and award night will be held at the Pavilion on Northbourne in Canberra in September.
Catholic media’s vital role in spreading Gospel in a digital age
Catholic media play a vital role in bearing truth and witnessing to the Gospel, especially amid the digital age and a crucial moment for the Church, said experts during a panel discussion at the US 2025 Catholic Media Conference. Source: OSV News.
Lights, camera, ‘Mass for You at Home’
For Fr Chris del Rosario, Mass for You at Home is all about “engagement” and “encounter”. Source: Catholic Outlook.
New Zealand bishops launch news ministry
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has launched CathNews New Zealand, a new ministry designed to share the news, life and impact of the Church in the country.
Civic values lower among social media news readers
People who believe climate change is a conspiracy get most of their information about news and current events from commercial and social media, according to a Monash University study. Source: The Guardian.
Pope urges free and responsible communication
Communication is something divine with the power to build communities and the Church, Pope Francis told thousands of journalists and people working in media and communication. Source: CNS.
‘Mass for You at Home’ to continue in 2025
Australia’s longest-running religious television program, Mass for You at Home, will continue its beloved ministry in 2025. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Pope asks Vatican media to cut costs
Pope Francis has told members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication that the Vatican and the Church need their expertise to share the Gospel, but he also asked them to find creative ways to do it while cutting their expenses. Source: CNS.