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Chalmers flags savings package, no more cost-of-living relief
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has vowed there will be more savings in the mid-year Budget update but downplayed the prospect of more cost-of-living relief for Australians. Source: ABC News.
Meeting on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ to focus on listening, not past disputes
A decade after the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) sparked both praise and criticism, Vatican officials say a meeting on the document will focus on listening to pastoral experiences rather than rehashing old disputes. Source: OSV News.
Caritas helping to strengthen Timor-Leste Catholic associations
Maitland-Newcastle Bishop Michael Kennedy joined Caritas Australia chief executive Kirsten Sayers on a visit to Timor-Leste, meeting with Church, community and national leaders, including Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Cardinal Virgílio da Silva.
Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month
Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published for the first time next month. Source: Crux Now.
Audit highlights Capuchins’ strong commitment to safeguarding
A safeguarding audit report of the Order of Friars Minor (Capuchin) published today by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd has found strong commitment to safeguarding across the religious institute’s operations.
Ignite Conference expands to four sites in 2027
More than 1300 young people, families, clergy, religious, teachers and ministry leaders converged on St Laurence’s College in Brisbane for Ignite Conference – four days of worship, formation and an encounter with Jesus Christ. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope writes to Gaza priest after strike kills five
The pastor of Gaza’s only Catholic parish has revealed that Pope Leo XIV sent a personal condolence message following an Israeli missile strike that killed five people, including a Christian mother and daughter. Source: Catholic Review.
NZ celebration marks centenary of Suzanne Aubert’s death
The enduring legacy of Venerable Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert was celebrated in Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday – almost 100 years to the day since crowds packed that city’s streets to farewell her. Source: CathNews NZ.
Women’s contributions must be recognised, valued: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has insisted that “the presence of women” in the Vatican “is a valuable asset that must be increasingly recognised and appreciated”. Source: Vatican News.