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Everyone can and must do their part to achieve peace: Pope
To close the Marian month, Pope Leo XIV prayed a Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, urging everyone to make the daily commitment to achieve peace. Source: Vatican News.
New study calls for national child abuse prevention strategy
New research has found that government spending on child protection services nearly doubled over a decade to more than $10 billion, while child protection activity remained largely the same. Source: ACU.
Community prays for healing and truth-telling at reconciliation MassÂ
Brisbane Church leaders, Catholic school students, Church workers and parishioners turned to God in a commitment to truth-telling and healing at a Mass for National Reconciliation Week at St Stephen’s Cathedral on Friday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Australia’s population rising but birth rate dropping
Australia’s birth rate is taking a double hit as one in four women aged 18 to 45 say they will not have children, while most women who do intend to have kids say they will have smaller families than in the past. Source: The Age.
Broken Bay Diocese celebrates 40th anniversaryÂ
Broken Bay Diocese has celebrated its 40th anniversary at a dinner, where six papal awards were conferred by Pope Leo XIV and 26 diocesan medals were presented by Archbishop Anthony Randazzo.
Concert to bring together Christians of all denominations
A teenage encounter with Christ at a Christian retreat set Philip Ryall on a path that would eventually lead to one of Sydney’s biggest ecumenical events, set to take place this month. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Christians fear they have no future in Lebanon
As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues and Lebanon’s economic crisis deepens, many Christians in the land of cedars no longer believe they have a future in the region. Source: OSV News.
Exorcists in Philippines struggle to keep up with demand
Manila’s chief exorcist says exorcisms are on the rise across the Philippines, with the country’s 200 Catholic exorcists struggling to keep up with demand. Source: SBS News.
Church condemns drug-related massacres in Honduras
The Church in Honduras has lamented the security crisis the Central American nation has faced this year, with at least 60 people killed since January. Source: Crux.