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Northern Territory VAD bill expected to pass on conscience vote
The Northern Territory’s chief legal officer says a proposed gag on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with patients is a safeguard against terminally ill people being coerced into ending their lives. Source: Yahoo News.
Strengthening value of liturgy in Christian formation: Pope
Pope Leo XIV is calling on the Church to strengthen the relationship between catechesis and liturgical celebration so that Christian initiation may lead people to Christ. Source: Vatican News.
New bishop to strengthen ties with Catholic Defence families
Bishop-elect Stuart Hall, a former director-general of the Navy chaplaincy, will this weekend be ordained a bishop for the Military Ordinariate, bringing decades of experience serving alongside Navy personnel. Source: Navy News.
Report finds young Australians’ home ownership rate at an 80-year low
More young people are abandoning hopes of home ownership amid increasing generational inequality, according to a new report. Source: ABC News.
Catholic Education plan to ensure faith ‘oxygenates’ every classroom
Catholic Education Canberra and Goulburn has set out an ambitious vision for the next seven years, placing Catholic faith at the heart of how students learn, grow and understand the world around them. Source: Catholic Voice.
Youth explore themes of faith and justice
Young people from across Australia have used writing, photography and digital media to explore how faith can inspire courage, compassion and action in the 2026 Australian Catholics Young Voices Awards.
Change of heart needed to end wars and heal Earth: Pope
The social and ecological devastation wrought by war represents not just a political failure, but a moral crisis rooted in a divided heart in need of conversion, Pope Leo XIV says in his message for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for Creation. Source: OSV News.
Synodal conference on hold as Vatican continues review
The president of the German Bishops’ Conference has announced the bylaws for the German synodal conference are still under review in Rome. Source: EWTN News.
Cistercian bases first novel on the life of a monk
A US-based Cistercian monk has penned a novel based on daily monastery life, offering a story of an older monk reflecting on the joys and challenges of his life. Source: Texas Catholic.