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Archbishop Costelloe urges Christians to support Jewish Australians
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has urged Christians to actively support and protect Jewish-Australians under attack from “the violent and senseless attitude which goes by the name of anti-Semitism”. Source: The Australian.
Ecumenical prayer service marks opening of 2025 Parliamentary Year
The annual ecumenical prayer service to mark the opening of the 2025 Parliamentary Year was held yesterday at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
Pope reminds faithful that ‘God still calls young people, even today’
Pope Francis draws on his own vocation story in the video promoting his prayer intention for the month of February, which is for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Source: CNA.
Church offers prayers for family of student killed in shark attack
Prayers are flowing for the grief-stricken family of a Catholic school student who was killed in a shark attack at a popular surfing beach on Queensland’s Bribie Island on Monday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Parents of children killed by drunk driver release their ‘4 Steps to Forgiveness’
Leila and Danny Abdallah have released their 4 Steps to Forgiveness, a new initiative to help sufferers identify how to forgive those who have hurt them, and what to do next. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Mater appoints new chief executive
Mater has announced that senior healthcare executive Julia Strickland-Bellamy will become its next chief executive officer. Source: Catholic Health Australia.
Pope to publish document dedicated to children
Ending a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he would publish a papal document dedicated to children. Source: Catholic Review.
Papal gestures and new US administration giving Ukrainians some hope
As Russia sent a barrage of rockets to Ukraine over the weekend, a bishop living in an eastern Ukraine diocese on the front lines of war said such events make hope “rather waning” for his people. Source: OSV News.
Investigators reveal impeached Korean president’s plan to detain Catholic priests
South Korean investigators have recovered a set of notes from a confidant of the now impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol indicating alleged plans for targeting and detaining members of a Catholic priests’ group. Source: UCA News.