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Albanese announces new Parliament to begin sitting on July 22
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Parliament will resume in two months, 80 days after the May 3 federal election. Source: News.com.au.
Recognition of Indigenous Australians remains unfinished business
Approaching Reconciliation Week, the nation is aware that there is still unfinished business when it comes to the due recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, writes Fr Frank Brennan SJ. Source: Eureka Street.
Sandhurst launches Laudato Si’ Action Plan
Sandhurst Diocese is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ encyclical with the launch of its Laudato Si’ Action Plan.
Coercive control to become a criminal offence in Queensland
Frontline workers in Queensland are welcoming new laws that make coercive control a criminal offence as the state grapples with the ongoing scourge of domestic and family violence. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope Leo appoints religious sister to senior Vatican post
In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sr Tiziana Merletti secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Source: NCR Online.
NZ bishops urge world leaders to work for ‘true’ peace
The New Zealand Catholic bishops have issued a pastoral statement on “Fighting Hopelessness in the Jubilee Year of Hope”. Source: NZCBC.
Vatican issues warning after fake Pope video posted on YouTube
All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming Pope on May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said. Source: OSV News.
Surfer dumped by wave of toxic masculinity
In “The Surfer”, a man returns to the idyllic West Australian beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals. Source: Australian Catholics.
Pope calls for Gaza aid, end to hostilities in his first general audience
Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square yesterday. Source: NCR Online.