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Bishops In The Dioceses

‘Let’s live’: Bishop Daniel Meagher installed in Rockhampton

Bishop Daniel Meagher has been installed as the 11th Bishop of Rockhampton in a ceremony at St Joseph’s Cathedral in the regional Queensland city. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Religious Freedom

Expressing Christian faith riskier than five years ago: survey

Millions of Christians across Australia are being forced to keep their religious beliefs secret despite society “championing” other religions, according to a groundbreaking new report. Source: Daily Telegraph.

Evangelisation Pope Leo XIV

Young people waking up to hunger for spirituality: Pope

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged the Dicastery for Evangelisation to assist Catholic communities worldwide in addressing the crisis of spiritual poverty among young people. Source: Vatican News.

Eastern Churches Politics

Young Maronites present their views to PM in Canberra

A group of young Maronite Australians from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane gathered in Canberra on Tuesday, under the leadership of Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, for the inaugural Maronite Youth in Parliament Summit.

Safeguarding

Presentation Sisters WA deeply committed to safeguarding

The Presentation Sisters WA Congregation is committed to ensuring that safeguarding culture is embedded within its community, according to a safeguarding audit report published today by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd.

Family Violence

Family violence survivors speak out on coercive control

Centacare representatives joined Sunshine Coast residents and advocates to march with victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Magnifica Humanitas

Vatican releases kit to help unpack Magnifica Humanitas

The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has released a pastoral kit on Magnifica Humanitas, aiming to make Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical more easily understood. Source: EWTN News.

Uncategorised

Global invitation to join Pope in Rosary for peace

Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide Rosary for peace on May 30, uniting Marian shrines across continents in simultaneous prayer to close the Church’s month of devotion to the Virgin Mary. Source: OSV News.

Film Review

Film explores many facets of Kafka’s life and work

A stylised version of the life of Czech writer Franz Kafka is brought to the silver screen in “Franz”. Source: Australian Catholics.