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Pope marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with prayers for peace
Marking Ukraine’s Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV yesterday pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to pray for peace. Source: OSV News.
States warned to support NDIS changes or risk billions in hospital funding
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that states face missing out on billions of dollars in federal hospital funding should they refuse to support the Albanese Government on its National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms. Source: The Australian.
Caritas calls for renewed support for Rohingya refugees
On the eighth anniversary of the Rohingya crisis, Caritas Australia is calling for renewed international attention and support for over one million Rohingya refugees who remain in limbo in Bangladesh, with no clear path to return home.
Newspaper reports Pope will have ‘flatmates’ in apostolic apartments
The idea of Pope Leo XIV taking turns with his brothers to do the dishes and laundry might seem amusing, but the value of living in community with fellow Augustinians in Rome was not far-fetched at all, a Brisbane Augustinian said. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Education conference told synodality ‘a mission, a path to prophetic voice’
There was much discussion about how synodality leads to hope at the Australian Catholic Education Conference in Cairns last week, Laura Kings writes. Source: Australian Catholics.
Teresa’s Centre supports women facing unexpected pregnancies, post-abortion grief
A new MaroniteCare initiative in Sydney is providing care and support to women encountering hardships in pregnancy, postnatal care and beyond. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Our faith is authentic when it embraces our whole life: Pope
Jesus calls Christians to enter through the narrow gate and challenges the presumption of those who assume they are already saved, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNA.
Saint with a laptop: Sculpture of Blessed Carlo Acutis unveiled
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Church is not an old institution but is young and vibrant with a relevant message for today’s culture, the statue’s sculptor says. Source: Catholic Review.
Florida bishops appeal to state governor to stop scheduled execution
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops has asked Republican Governor Ron DeSantis to stay the August 28 scheduled execution of Curtis Windom and commute his sentence to life imprisonment without parole. Source: OSV News.