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Catholic Care welcomes new partnership to help keep families together
Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains will continue its mission of supporting vulnerable children and families by extending its partnership with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Australian and Indonesian universities collaborate on critical research
Australian Catholic University has launched a new research centre bringing together leading academics from Australia and Indonesia to address the region’s most pressing challenges.
Catholic peak body launches podcast on health and aged care
Catholic Health Australia has launched Health Matters, the first podcast produced and hosted by an Australian health peak body.
US bishops respond to Washington shooting
The United States bishops said violence is never the answer after a shooter breached the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC and injured a Secret Service agent on Saturday. Source: NCR Online.
Pope remembers Chernobyl on anniversary
Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy yesterday, the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-era disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Source: Crux.
Latin Patriarchate denounces settler encroachments
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has raised concerns over recent Israeli settler encroachments on Church-owned land in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank. Source: Vatican News.
Primary purpose of a papal trip is pastoral, not political: Pope
Pope Leo XIV spoke bluntly about war, migration and same-sex blessings during a 20-minute in-flight press conference on his return home from Africa. Source: EWTN News.
Australians ‘uneasy’ about NDIS cuts amid $53bn in new defence spending
Health and NDIS Minister Mark Butler has defended the Albanese Government’s decision to trim the National Disability Insurance Scheme just days after announcing $53 billion in new defence spending. Source: The Guardian.
Chaplains sustain faith on the frontline as ANZAC legacy endures
The Anzac spirit – courage, mateship, humour and endurance – continues to shape those who serve in the defence force, including Catholic chaplains tasked with caring for the spiritual wellbeing of soldiers, sailors and aviators. Source: The Catholic Weekly.