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Pope calls for Gaza aid, end to hostilities in his first general audience
Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square yesterday. Source: NCR Online.
Pitt says Church still relevant to Australia’s strategic interests
Australia’s new ambassador to the Holy See, Keith Pitt, says the Catholic Church remains relevant to Australia’s strategic interests, citing its charitable work in the Pacific as a prime example. Source: The Nightly.
Diocese appoints its first female director of schools
Catholic Schools Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle has appointed Jacqueline Wilkinson as its first female director of schools.
Growing number of Australians trapped in ‘prison of poverty’
An increasing number of Australians feel forced to skip meals, eat from rubbish bins and forgo prescription medications, as growing financial hardship traps many in a “prison of poverty”. Source: Yahoo News.
Aged care breakthrough restores health and mental health
When Gillian Edwards arrived at Calvary Haydon Aged Care in Canberra last year following a debilitating stroke, the 89-year-old could not sit straight or move the right side of her body. Source: Catholic Voice.
Victorian Government ‘committed’ to delayed poker machine reforms
Landmark reforms to make poker machines safer for Victorian punters have been delayed by years by the Allan Government, a decision that has infuriated colleagues and gambling reformers. Source: ABC News.
French religious leaders warn against assisted dying
French religious leaders issued a joint warning to the country’s National Assembly, arguing that a euthanasia bill due to be voted on soon is an “anthropological rupture” that must be avoided. Source: The Tablet.
Attitudes towards Church in Ireland ‘deeply divided’
A new study says attitudes towards the Church in Ireland are “deeply divided” in the once deeply Catholic country. Source: Crux.
Church keeps up quest for reconciliation between North and South Korea
Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea is keeping alive the hope for reconciliation between the two countries. Source: CNA.