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Vatican II reformed liturgy to promote participation: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has described the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council as necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful. Source: EWTN News.
Commissioner to delay report to avoid ‘distraction’ from anniversary
Commissioner Virginia Bell says she will delay – by four days – handing down her final Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion report, in order not to distract from commemorations of the Bondi terror attack. Source: The Guardian.
‘This war must end’: Vatican’s top diplomat tells Moscow
The Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, demanded an end to the war in Ukraine during talks with the Russian foreign minister. Source: The Tablet.
Housing crisis may have long-term implications for children: Report
More children are growing up in private rentals and facing housing insecurity, a new report finds, warning that it could have long-term implications for their development and mental wellbeing. Source: ABC News.
University deepens relationship with Indonesia
Australian Catholic University has signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs that further deepens engagement with Indonesia on human flourishing.
Former Catholic college student reaches for the Michelin stars
It’s a long way from a Year 9 Food Technology classroom to a three Michelin star restaurant in London – but that is the exciting pathway a former Central Coast student in the Broken Bay Diocese has undertaken in a few short years. Source: Broken Bay News.
Homeless men to benefit from new crisis accommodation
Men experiencing homelessness in Bourke will soon have access to local crisis accommodation, thanks to a collaboration between CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes and Maranguka Community Hub.
Pope tells Catholic legislators to put family at heart of AI policy
Months after standing at the Vatican to warn of artificial intelligence development becoming concentrated in a handful of wealthy nations, AI giant Anthropic was found to have been privately asking the NSW Government to make way for massive computing capacity. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Twin anniversaries see new public interest in Spanish saint
Spanish Catholics have welcomed new public interest being shown in St John of the Cross, on the twin anniversary of his 1726 canonisation and proclamation as a doctor of the Church on August 24, 1926. Source: OSV News.