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Pope calls for end to ‘pandemic of arms, large and small’
Pope Leo XIV yesterday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. Source: Crux.
Age verification trial clears way for social media ban
Technology designed to check the age of social media users is effective and practical to implement, a government-backed trial has concluded, clearing the way for Labor to press ahead with its ban on children accessing such platforms. Source: The Australian.
Time to deepen solidarity with migrants and refugees
Australian Catholics are encouraged to reflect on stories of hope as they mark the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, October 5. Source: ACBC.
Bishop pays tribute to Whitby’s service to Catholic education
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv has paid tribute to Greg Whitby, the former executive director of Catholic Education Parramatta, who died on Saturday. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Former Sale convent to undergo $40m development
The Our Lady of Sion convent and school campus site in Sale in regional Victoria is set to be revitalised after plans were approved for a $40 million investment in one of the largest education projects ever undertaken in the Sale Diocese. Source: Catholic Education Sale.
Catholic allied health professionals hold retreat day
More than 80 Catholic allied health professionals gathered simultaneously at four Australian locations for a retreat titled ‘Hope in the Imago Dei”. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope named as one of the world’s top thinkers on AI
Pope Leo XIV has been named in Time magazine’s “Time 100 AI” list for 2025, recognised as one of the world’s top “thinkers” shaping how humanity confronts artificial intelligence. Source: NCR Online.
Irish missionary kidnapped in Haiti released
An Irish lay missionary who was taken at gunpoint from a Haiti orphanage last month was released on Friday. Source: The Tablet.
Anti-Christian hate crime in Europe fuelled by ‘religious illiteracy’
A human rights expert has warned that anti-Christian hate crime is being fuelled by “religious illiteracy” among Western officials, as an intergovernmental report confirmed worsening discrimination across Europe. Source: OSV News.