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Pope to visit Sydney for Eucharist28
Pope Leo XIV will visit Sydney in the spring of 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vinnies welcomes Bishops’ Social Justice StatementÂ
As inflation and interest rates rise, the St Vincent de Paul Society has welcomed the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s latest Social Justice Statement, which highlights the worsening cost‑of‑living crisis facing millions of people on low and modest incomes.
Hobart Archdiocese successfully embeds safeguarding in its culture
Hobart Archdiocese’s latest safeguarding audit showed the archdiocese has successfully embedded safeguarding within its culture and demonstrated a commitment to ensuring the Church is a safe place for children and adults at risk of abuse. Source: ACSL.
Antisemitism royal commission may investigate Indigenous racism
Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy says she will encourage people to put in submissions to the antisemitism royal commission about racism against Indigenous Australians. Source: The Australian.
Caritas presents prayers of solidarity to Papal Nuncio
Caritas Australia has presented a collection of nearly 900 messages of prayer, solidarity and hope from the Australian Catholic community to the Apostolic Nuncio to Australia, Archbishop Charles Balvo.
Handmade rosaries offer support for hospital patients and families
About 450 rosaries handmade by volunteers from Parramatta parishes, agencies, schools and the Diocesan Chancery have been shared with patients and families in Western Sydney hospitals. Source: Catholic Outlook.
US archbishop to be beatified after six-year pause
United States archbishop and evangelist Venerable Fulton Sheen will soon be beatified, now that the Vatican has given the green light, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, announced yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Hong Kong Catholic activist sentenced to 20 years in prison
Human rights advocate and Catholic Jimmy Lai was sentenced in Hong Kong yesterday to 20 years in prison over what Chinese officials claim were national security violations. Source: EWTN News.
Tourists out of the picture as VIPs view da Vinci masterpiece
Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper were in for an unwelcome surprise: Access to the masterpiece is closed to the public for three-and-a-half days. Source: Crux.