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Pope prays at the spot where St John Paul II was shot 45 years ago
In an unexpected gesture yesterday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot in St Peter’s Square where, 45 years ago, St John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt. Source: EWTN News.
Vinnies welcomes tax changes but says further reforms needed
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council says the Albanese Government’s reforms to capital gains tax and negative gearing announced in the federal budget are a “meaningful step” toward improving fairness in Australia’s housing system.
Government to introduce strict entry criteria for NDIS
Australians with a disability would first need to exhaust “all appropriate” treatment options for their impairment to be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme under strict entry criteria to help curb the program’s soaring costs. Source: The Guardian.
Theologian imagines a life shaped by grace
More than 550 people gathered online and in person and in small groups across Australia on Tuesday night for the Marist Association of St Marcellin Champagnat’s annual Marian Lecture.
Scalabrini Sisters celebrate 20 years ministering to the elderly
Scalabrini Communities, which runs six aged care homes in Sydney, has an unusual accolade in the sector: its staff retention is extraordinarily high. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Art therapy shows the power of paint and paper
The news of fresh cancer lesions on Kristy Robinson’s lung left her feeling hopeless, with no desire to continue her three-year fight against the disease, but she found hope in art therapy. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
SSPX warned against committing ‘schismatic act’
The planned consecration of new bishops by the traditionalist Society of St Pius X would be considered “a schismatic act,” the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said yesterday Source: OSV News.
US diocese fights Trump push to seize site for border wall
A New Mexico diocese is citing a breach of religious freedom protections as it pushes back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to seize land from a pilgrimage site to build a portion of a border wall. Source: Catholic Review.
Catholic archbishop in India condemns triple murder
A Catholic archbishop in India has condemned the killing of three Christians in Manipur, a state in the country’s far northeast. Source: Crux.