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Vatican meeting to focus on divorce, separation and other family issues
A Vatican meeting of bishops in October will focus on divorce and separation, among other family-related issues, according to the preparatory document published yesterday. Source: EWTN News.
Offshore detention inquiry report falls short: Vinnies
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council says the Senate inquiry’s final report into offshore processing and resettlement arrangements falls short of grappling with the scale of human suffering caused by Australia’s offshore detention regime.
Property prices have left young people ‘facing a bleak future’
Young Australians’ hopes of well-paying jobs and starting a family are being frustrated by a dysfunctional housing market, the head of the Productivity Commission has warned. Source: The Age.
Permanent deacons celebrate 20 years of ministry
The 20th anniversary of the permanent diaconate in the Perth Archdiocese has been celebrated with a Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth. Source: The Record.
Scholarship enables Indigenous students to study at home
A 24/7 study hub in Broome and increased scholarship funding are giving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in the Kimberley something the system has long denied them: the chance to build a career without leaving home. Source: Mary MacKillop Today.
Pope begins summer holiday at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV has begun his summer holidays at the Castel Gandolfo papal residence, where he is expected to spend three weeks of rest. Source: OSV News.
Catholic educator recognised with prestigious award
Catholic Education South Australia executive director Neil McGoran has been named the recipient of the Alby Jones Award, one of South Australia’s most prestigious honours in educational leadership. Source: The Southern Cross.
Catholics join anti-nuclear protests in South Korea
South Korean Catholics joined Masses and street protests to oppose government plans to construct new nuclear power plants to meet energy demands, terming the move risky and misguided. Source: UCA News.
Pilgrims mark feast of St Thomas in Pakistan
Despite a heat wave, about 500 Catholics from Pakistan’s Punjab province travelled to the ancient city of Taxila to mark the feast of St Thomas the Apostle at a site long associated with the apostle’s mission in the Indian subcontinent. Source: National Catholic Register.