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Pope Leo remembers Francis as ‘a caring shepherd’
On the first anniversary of Pope Francis’s death, Pope Leo XIV praised his predecessor’s “courageous witness” as “a significant heritage for the Church”. Source: OSV News.
Butler to unveil system overhaul in pre-budget speech
Health Minister Mark Butler will unveil fixes to the country’s aged care system alongside his overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in his pre-budget speech on two of the Government’s fastest-growing cost pressures. Source: The Age.
Pope urges love over stigma in Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo closed out his first day in Equatorial Guinea by visiting a psychiatric hospital in a culture where mental illness is often stigmatised, saying God loves each person as they are and seeks their healing. Source: Crux.
ACU launches PhD scholarship to address safeguarding challenges
Australian Catholic University has launched a PhD scholarship to address a growing number of safeguarding challenges, including a large increase in student-on-student abuse in schools nationwide.
New video a simple, accessible guide for ‘seekers’
Sydney Archdiocese has launched a new video introducing the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, as more people enquire about and enter the Church across Australia. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Clock strikes for Canberra’s Good Sams
A grandfather clock with nearly a century of history has been returned to the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese, marking the end of a long association with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan as they prepare to leave Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
Israeli military helps replace crucifix destroyed by soldier
Israel Defence Forces helped a Catholic village in southern Lebanon replace a crucifix that one of its soldiers destroyed with a sledgehammer and has punished two soldiers who took part in the desecration. Source: EWTN News.
UN urges Sri Lanka to deliver results in Easter bombing probe
The United Nations yesterday urged Sri Lanka to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Source: UCA News.
Holy See UN envoy says peace essential to eradicate hunger
In light of the systemic shocks caused by the war in the Middle East, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation has called for immediate measures to protect vulnerable populations. Source: Vatican News.