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Catholics urged to recognise the ways they have failed to care for nature
Celebrating a new form of the Catholic Mass “for the care of creation”, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to contemplate nature as well as the ways they have shirked their responsibility to care for it. Source: NCR Online.
States demand more federal funding for aged care beds
State and territory health ministers will press the Albanese Government to pour more funding into aged care beds as the number of older Australians stranded in public hospitals remains stubbornly high. Source: The Australian.
Appointment a ‘new chapter for Catholic education in Tasmania’
Hobart Archbishop Anthony Ireland has announced the appointment of Debra Sayce as the new executive director of Catholic Education Tasmania. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Notre Dame awards honorary doctorate to ‘Father of Reconciliation’
The University of Notre Dame Australia has awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters to renowned Yawuru Elder and former politician Patrick Dodson, in recognition of his decades-long advocacy for Aboriginal people and contribution to reconciliation, justice and education. Source: The Record.
Dominican Sisters celebrate a century of ministry in Melbourne
The Dominican Sisters have marked a century of presence and ministry in Melbourne, commemorating the arrival of the first four pioneer sisters in August 1926. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Heritage tourism designed to celebrate work of architect-priest
A new tourism experience will make its debut in Geraldton, Western Australia, next week, celebrating the history and legacy of Msgr John Hawes. Source: The Midwest Times.
Archbishop urges diplomatic efforts after Moscow visit
Diplomacy “offers and promises a possible solution” to the war in Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Gallagher said after holding talks with Russian officials. Source: The Tablet.
Nigerian bishops decry ‘trail of terror’ after latest attacks
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have condemned the mass kidnapping of more than 60 Muslims during Friday prayers, calling the escalating violence across the country an “unabated trail of blood and terror”. Source: Crux.
Students return as Holy Family Parish in Gaza reopens school
Students in Gaza are returning to a vastly different reality as the school at Holy Family Parish reopens for the first time since the start of Israel’s military campaign. Source: OSV News.