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Crisis hits breaking point as services turn away desperate Australians
A damning new report prepared for the Albanese Government reveals almost two-thirds of homelessness providers are turning away desperate Australians they would once have helped, with some rejecting as many people as they take in. Source: The Age.
Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it: Pope
Catholics must not live their faith in opposition or “hostility” toward modern culture, Pope Leo XIV said, emphasising that integrating faith and culture is essential to living out the Christian vocation and sharing the Gospel with others. Source: OSV News.
St Carlo Acutis farewelled after national mission
A four-month mission taking the major pilgrim relic of St Carlo Acutis across Australia ended with families and young Catholics filling St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Sunday for a farewell Mass. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Melbourne prepares for largest ordination Mass in years
The Melbourne Archdiocese will next month hold one of its largest ordination Masses in recent memory, with nine men to be ordained to the priesthood and diaconate. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope reappoints Australian theologian to advisory body
Sr Isabell Naumann ISSM, Distinguished Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia, has been reappointed to the International Theological Commission, one of the Church’s most significant theological advisory bodies. Source: UNDA.
Synod participants ‘witness the fruit of synodality unfold’
One clear theme emerged from the Toowoomba Diocesan Synod: a sense that the Catholic community across the diocese is moving forward together.
Spanish bishops pray for victims after deadly train crash
Spain’s bishops have expressed their condolences and dismay at another railway tragedy following the collision of two high-speed trains, which resulted in dozens of deaths yesterday. Source: EWTN News.
Pope to meet abuse survivors during visit to Latin America
Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of abuse committed by clergy and other members of the Church during his 12-day papal trip to Latin America next month. Source: Vatican News.
‘Great adventure’ begins for new Vatican prefect
The Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication’s incoming prefect says her new role is “a privilege and honour” and “a great adventure”. Source: OSV News.