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Government sends strongest signal yet on Palestinian recognition
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has discussed efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza with the head of the United Nations as the Government sends signals it will join a coalition of nations recognising a Palestinian state. Source: The Age.
Archbishop-elect Anthony Ireland set to be officially installed
Archbishop-elect Anthony Ireland will be officially installed as the new Archbishop of Hobart during a Solemn Liturgical Reception at St Mary’s Cathedral in Hobart at 11am on Tuesday, August 12.
Housing should be seen as a human right, not a financial investment
Homelessness Week is an occasion for seeing ourselves as persons, linked by our humanity to people who are doing it hard, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Australian scholars welcome news of honour for St John Henry Newman
Australian scholars have welcomed news that St John Henry Newman, the 19th-century saint who is probably the greatest Catholic English intellectual of the past 500 years, will soon become a Doctor of the Church. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Syrian priest safe in Melbourne but haunted by loss and grief
Fr Zaher Mhanna, a Syrian priest now serving in Melbourne, knows first-hand how difficult life is for Christians in some parts of the Middle East. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
AI helps boost NAPLAN results in Brisbane Catholic schools
Brisbane Catholic Education schools involved in a pilot writing program using feedback from artificial intelligence software have seen NAPLAN results improve eight times faster than the state average. Source: The Australian.
Pope calls for peace, disarmament on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities’ streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and disarmament, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Irish lay missionary kidnapped in Haiti
A longtime Irish lay missionary in Haiti has been kidnapped in what may be a targeted attack amid that nation’s long-running armed gang violence and instability. Source: Catholic Register.
Spanish court orders schismatic nuns to leave monastery
A Spanish court has ruled in favour of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado, ordering them to leave the monastery they are illegally occupying. Source: CNA.