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Pope Leo canonises first saints of his pontificate
The greatest risk in life is to waste it by not seeking to follow God’s plan, Pope Leo XIV said at the canonisation of St Pier Giorgio Frassati and St Carlo Acutis. Source: OSV News.
Bishops say Church must be safe place and place of welcome
The Church must not only be a safe place for children and young people but a place of welcome, Australia’s bishops said ahead of Safeguarding Sunday this weekend. Source: ACBC.
Government urged to prevent catastrophic drop in aid to Gaza
A delegation from Caritas Australia has presented a petition signed by 1376 members of the Australian Catholic community to the Albanese Government, calling for urgent action to protect and improve humanitarian access to Gaza.
Catholic sector ‘strongly opposes’ new deportation laws
Catholic Social Services Victoria says the passage of new laws that strip legal rights from non-citizens set to be deported is a “deeply troubling piece of legislation that can be used to undermine core principles of justice and human dignity”.
Celebration shows Church in NT ‘alive, diverse and united’
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has expressed deep joy and gratitude following the Jubilee Year of Hope Mass and Eucharistic Procession held in Darwin on Saturday.
Freeman told parish priest Pope Leo could be the ‘Antichrist’
Victorian fugitive Dezi Freeman claimed that Pope Leo XIV would be the “Antichrist” in a bizarre rant to his parish priest in the months before he allegedly killed two police officers. Source: Herald Sun.
Pope inaugurates complex devoted to caring for creation
Pope Leo XIV inaugurated a new “zero environmental impact” complex devoted to promoting Pope Francis’s teachings on caring for creation at the papal gardens in Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome. Source: CNS.
Russia launches largest attack since start of Ukraine war
Russia launched its largest attack against Ukraine at the weekend since the beginning of the war with a “record number” of drones – more than 800 – and 13 missiles striking multiple cities across the country. Source: Vatican News.
Murder of priest in in Sierra Leone a ‘dark moment’
The brutal killing of a parish priest in Sierra Leone has been described as “a dark and painful moment for us as Church and people”. Source: Crux.