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Specialist housing offer comfort and freedom to people with disabilities
Sharyn has dreamed about a home that offers not only comfort but also freedom to live more independently. That dream is now becoming a reality. Source: The Record.
Pope tells hometown gathering to be ‘beacons of hope’
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged young people to be “beacons” of Christ’s hope for others in a video message delivered to thousands of Catholics gathered in his hometown of Chicago. Source: CNA.
Date set for joint canonisation of young blesseds
Pope Leo XIV will canonise Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together on September 7, the Vatican announced. Source: CNS.
US bishops, Catholic Charities named in immigration probe
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA is among more than 200 non-governmental organisations named in a congressional probe for aiding immigrants during former president Joe Biden’s administration. Source: OSV News.
Young Catholics in Vietnam choosing fortune telling over faith
When 23-year-old Francis Pham Phi Hung, a Catholic in Vietnam, faced problems with his girlfriend, he didn’t reach out to his family, friends, or a priest – he opened a horoscope app on his phone. Source: UCA News.
Pope ‘sends heartfelt’ condolences to families, friends after Indian crash
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his closeness to victims’ families after an Air India flight headed to London crashed shortly after takeoff in the western city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 passengers. Source: OSV News.
National sector ‘has much to learn’ from Centacare Geraldton
Catholic Social Services Australia’s visit to Centacare Family Services Geraldton has shone a national spotlight on the important work being done to support local families, men, and vulnerable Australians experiencing homelessness.
Diversity not a burden but a gift, Pope tells Rome clergy
The cultural and pastoral diversity among clergy is not a burden but a gift that should enrich communion within the Church rather than fragment it, Pope Leo XIV told the priests and deacons of the Rome Diocese yesterday. Source: CNS.
Plibersek announces welfare boost for millions of Australians
Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek has revealed sweeping measures in a bid to ease cost-of-living pressures, with millions of Australians soon set to receive a boost in welfare payments. Source: Sky News Australia.