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Talks between Labor and Opposition on aged care reform reach impasse
Proposals to boost or abolish lifetime contribution caps and to impose stiff fines and jail terms for directors are two key sticking points preventing a deal between the Albanese Government and the Opposition on aged care reforms. Source: AFR.
Leading US Bishop backs Australian bid to host Eucharistic Congress
A United States bishop has endorsed Australia’s bid to host the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress, promising “if Sydney does it, I will be there”. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Carmelites celebrate 50 years in ACT – and say farewell
August marks the 50th anniversary of the Carmelite Sisters’ arrival in the ACT – and their farewell, as they are called back to the monastery in Melbourne. Source: Catholic Voice.
Vietnamese Community open Brisbane’s newest Catholic church
Brisbane’s Vietnamese Catholic Community has a place of worship they can call their own, with the official opening of their new church on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
First-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis coming to Australia
A first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis, who will be the Church’s first millennial saint when canonised next year, has been secured by Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood, in the Broken Bay Diocese.
Lecture series to focus on future of priesthood
Conversations around the role, function, and future of the ministerial priesthood in Australia will be at the centre of a new lecture series honouring the founding president of the Manly Union. Source: ACU.
Religious order stripped of authority over unauthorised exorcisms
A Christchurch-based order has had its authority removed and its priests stripped of their religious faculties, after a Vatican investigation into allegations of unauthorised exorcisms and spiritual and psychological abuse. Source: NZ Herald.
Sri Lankan court tells former president to pay compensation to bombing victims
The top court in Sri Lanka has ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attack by August 30 or face legal action. Source: UCA News.
Vatican permits devotion to alleged Marian apparition
Applying its new norms intended to quicken rulings on alleged supernatural phenomena, the Vatican’s doctrinal office has permitted devotion associated with alleged Marian apparitions in southern Italy. Source: OSV News.