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Ecumenism Pope Leo XIV

Prayer service 500 years in the making

Pope Leo XIV welcomed King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican yesterday for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel. Source: CNS.

Charity Middle East

Caritas welcomes ICJ ruling on immediate aid to Gaza

Caritas Australia has welcomed the International Court of Justice ruling that humanitarian organisations must have urgent, unimpeded access to Gaza, describing the decision as a critical step toward saving lives and restoring dignity to communities devastated by conflict.

Diaconate Ordination

Ordination ‘a moment of great pride and joy’ for Church in NT

Darwin Diocese celebrated the ordination of Dean Chisholm as a permanent deacon of the Church in a Mass at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Cathedral last night.

Homelessness

The Australians dying young at the edge of the system

More Australians are dying while facing homelessness – and they’re dying younger, often in their 30s to early 50s, according to new data. Source: SBS News.

Governance

Diocesan financial administrators talk shop at annual forum

Diocesan financial administrators from across Australia gathered in Lismore, New South Wales, for their annual national forum. Source: Lismore Diocese. 

Disability

Young people want societal attitudes to change

Young people want disability to stop being seen as something that needs to be “fixed”, new Australian Catholic University research shows.

Ukraine

Russia condemned over deadly drone strike on Ukraine kindergarten

A United States Ukrainian Catholic archbishop is speaking out after Russian forces struck a kindergarten in Ukraine’s second largest city, killing two children – including an infant – near that nation’s capital. Source: OSV News.

South East Asia

Churches unite to support Timorese migrants in Korea

A South Korean Catholic delegation visited Timor-Leste as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the Church and government for better protection and welfare of migrant communities. Source: UCA News.

Uncategorised

Funny and sad crime story stranger than fiction

In “Roofman”, a charismatic criminal on the run from the police adopts a new identity and begins an unlikely and risky romance. Source: Australian Catholics.