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Pope to new priests: Keep Church door open to seekers
Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a “suffering humanity” in need and not “be an obstacle to those who wish to enter,” Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Faith and sacrifice honoured at ANZAC Day Mass
Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse welcomed a full congregation to St Christopher’s Cathedral in Canberra on Saturday for the National ANZAC Day Mass. Source: Catholic Voice.
Reforms spark fears over new definition of ‘permanent’ disability
Labor faces backlash over how it will define “permanent” disability and “functionality”, with warnings it will be “impossible” for one eligibility tool to be rolled out across more than 100 disability types. Source: The Australian.
Catholic Care welcomes new partnership to help keep families together
Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains will continue its mission of supporting vulnerable children and families by extending its partnership with the NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Australian and Indonesian universities collaborate on critical research
Australian Catholic University has launched a new research centre bringing together leading academics from Australia and Indonesia to address the region’s most pressing challenges.
Catholic peak body launches podcast on health and aged care
Catholic Health Australia has launched Health Matters, the first podcast produced and hosted by an Australian health peak body.
US bishops respond to Washington shooting
The United States bishops said violence is never the answer after a shooter breached the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC and injured a Secret Service agent on Saturday. Source: NCR Online.
Pope remembers Chernobyl on anniversary
Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy yesterday, the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-era disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Source: Crux.
Latin Patriarchate denounces settler encroachments
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has raised concerns over recent Israeli settler encroachments on Church-owned land in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank. Source: Vatican News.