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Pope warns prayer disappearing from Christian families
Pope Leo XIV lamented yesterday that prayer is no longer being passed on in many Christian families and urged the faithful to rediscover it as a fundamental dimension of human life. Source: EWTN News.
Catholic Religious Australia elects new national councilÂ
Catholic Religious Australia members have elected a new national council at the CRA National Assembly in Melbourne this week.
ÂCoalition and Greens force Labor to rework reform package
ÂCommunications Minister Anika Wells will have to rework elements of Labor’s gambling reform package after the Coalition joined the Greens in declaring it would vote against the proposed laws in the Senate. Source: The Australian.Â
Pope sends message to Catholic Social Services Australia
Pope Leo XIV has sent a message to Catholic Social Services Australia, marking the organisation’s 70th anniversary.Â
Seminary welcomes 16 men for vocations retreat
The rector of Brisbane’s Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary is seeing an increase in men inquiring about the priesthood as the Church this week celebrates National Vocations Awareness week. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Remembering a priest who spent his life in ‘love and service’
The Missionary Sisters of Service gathered on Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of their founder, Fr John Corcoran Wallis.Â
Pope to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November
Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Holy See Press Office announced yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
Society’s mission to create 1000 rosaries for beatificationÂ
A parish-based rosary-making ministry in Kentucky is on a mission to create 1000 World Mission Rosaries for the beatification of evangelist Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Source: OSV News.
World’s longest concert scheduled to end in 2640
A small organ in eastern Germany is the headliner of the world’s slowest concert. It has been playing the same piece of music by composer John Cage at a glacial pace for nearly 25 years. Source: Crux.