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‘Son of Augustine’ makes pilgrimage in the saint’s footsteps
Pope Leo XIV offered Mass yesterday at the basilica near the site where St Augustine died nearly 1600 years ago, making a deeply personal pilgrimage in the saint’s footsteps in Algeria. Source: OSV News.
Mass count to reveal long-term trends within Church
The Catholic Church in Australia is gearing up for a nationwide measure of Mass attendance. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Bishop welcomes positive results of safeguarding audit
Wagga Wagga Diocese has completed an audit of its safeguarding policies and procedures, as part of its ongoing commitment to building a strong safeguarding culture. Source: ACSL.
IMF warns Chalmers against budget spending spree
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is being warned not to use the budget to deliver cost-of-living handouts to address inflation fuelled by the war in Iran, with the International Monetary Fund fearful the world could be pushed into a recession if hostilities do not end soon. Source: The Age.
Vinnies Victoria appoints new group CEO
The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has appointed Charlie Spendlove as its group chief executive officer to lead the organisation through Victoria’s social emergency and housing crisis.
Caritas urges Catholics to remember plight of Sudanese
As Sudan marks the third anniversary of a brutal and devastating conflict, Caritas Australia is urging Catholics to stand in prayer and solidarity with the millions of people whose lives have been torn apart by violence, hunger and displacement.
Church’s mission is to communicate God’s love: Pope
The mission of the Church “is not its own survival, but the communication of the love with which God loves the world”. This was the message at the heart of Pope Leo XIV’s letter to the cardinals for the Extraordinary Consistory, released yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
South Koreans turn symbol of war into Cross of Peace
South Korean Catholics have launched a project to create a Cross of Peace from barbed wire taken from the North Korean border to be presented at the 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul. Source: UCA News.
Filipino parish accused of animal cruelty
A Filipino parish in northern Metro Manila, under the jurisdiction of Kalookan Bishop Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, has drawn criticism over alleged animal cruelty in an Easter Sunday tradition. Source: The Tablet.