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A third of households struggling to feed themselves
One in three households is going hungry as the cost-of-living crisis bites and many people are reducing meal portions to make ends meet, new research has found. Source: The Age.
Pope cancels Assisi trip on doctors’ advice
Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to Assisi this week after doctors advised against the helicopter journey to the Italian town as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said on Friday. Source: NCR Online.
Church can play ‘pivotal role’ in supporting new mothers
Public health expert June Joseph says the Church could play “a pivotal role” in leading postpartum care nationally as the Senate launches a Select Committee on Women’s Health to look into issues of maternal health. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Jesuits encouraged to expand their horizons
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv. has encouraged Jesuits and lay companions in parish ministry to expand their horizons in responding to contemporary challenges. Source: Australian Jesuits.
New mission centre opens in Bunbury
Bunbury Bishop George Kolodziej SDS has officially opened and blessed the diocese’s new Pastoral Life and Mission Centre.
NDIS dispute cases surge by 130 per cent
National Disability Insurance Scheme recipients are increasingly disputing changes to their plans, with the number of appeal cases jumping by 130 per cent in the past two years, a new report has found. Source: The Australian.
Archbishop issues apology over White House meeting
Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob yesterday issued what he called a “public apology” over his part in a meeting of bishops at the White House last week. Source: EWTN News.
King vows retaliation after Jordan church massacre
Church bells rang out at noon across Jordan on Saturday in remembrance of the victims of a massacre in the kingdom’s south that killed nine people and wounded 40 others during a funeral service on Friday. Source: OSV News.
Pope invites young Catholics to register for World Youth Day
With less than a year to go until World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea, Pope Leo XIV has invited young Catholics worldwide to register and to view the event as a pilgrimage rather than just a trip to a new place. Source: National Catholic Register.