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Health care not luxury but a human right: Pope
Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned that modern conflicts and widening social disparities are eroding respect for human life and equal access to health care. Source: EWTN News.
Commissioner says Australia needs tougher anti-slavery laws
Australia’s anti-slavery commissioner has called for tough new laws forcing Australian companies to take slavery in their supply chains seriously. Source: ABC News.
Albany church to become Bunbury’s first diocesan shrine
St Joseph’s Church in Albany, Western Australia, will next month become Bunbury Diocese’s first diocesan shrine.
‘Unite Against Poverty’: Caritas launches Project Compassion 2026
Caritas Australia’s annual Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal, Project Compassion, begins tomorrow with the theme, “Unite Against Poverty”.
Mass to mark 30th anniversary of cathedral fire
Thirty years ago, a devastating fire tore through St Patrick’s Cathedral in Parramatta – a moment seared into the memory of parishioners, clergy, and school communities of the Parramatta Diocese. Source: Catholic Outlook.
ACU joins drive to deliver 4000 more personal care workers to regional communities
Australian Catholic University is helping to deliver 4000 additional personal care workers in regional, rural and remote communities across Australia in the next three years.
Archbishop calls for united effort to tackle Fiji’s drug problem
Suva Archbishop Peter Loy Chong has called for a united response from Fiji’s Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities to tackle the country’s growing drug problem. Source: CathNews NZ.
Ukrainian Catholic Church leader thanks Pope
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church met with Pope Leo XIV, briefing the Pope on the situation in Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion reaches the four-year mark. Source: OSV News.
South Korean Catholics celebrate 1500th Mass for unity
Catholics in South Korea’s Seoul Archdiocese joined the 1500th weekly Mass for reconciliation and unity in the Korean Peninsula, which has been celebrated since 1995. Source: UCA News.