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Former Broome bishop found guilty of abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders was yesterday found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men. Source: ABC News.
Love on Turnbull’s mind at McCosker Oration
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke of the “Politics of Love” as he delivered the McCosker Oration at Catholic Social Services Australia’s 70th Anniversary Gala Dinner on Wednesday. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Labor considers plan to increase deportation of overstayers
Labor would send out more immigration officers to try to deport visa overstayers exploiting the system under a proposed element of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to overhaul the country’s migration program. Source: The Age.
Good News: Broken Bay launches podcast
Broken Bay Diocese has launched its own podcast, Around the Bay, as it strives to bring the Good News to all through a variety of digital and print mediums.
Catholics invited to embrace simplicity in September
One of Australia’s oldest Catholic international development agencies, Palms International Volunteering, is launching a new initiative to challenge people to examine their lives and live more simply. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
It’s showtime at Catholic schools music festival
Thousands of young musicians hit the stage this week for the largest music festival in the Southern Hemisphere – the 2026 Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival. Source: Brisbane Catholic Education.
Bishops of the Pacific urge caution over deep-sea mining
As commercial deep-sea mining is increasingly being considered in parts of the Pacific, the region’s bishops have called for prudence. Source: Vatican News.
White Sox match honours baseball-fan Pope
White Sox baseball fans sporting custom-designed black and gold mitre-style hats celebrated Pope Leo XIV, a fellow diehard Sox fan, at a pope-themed game in Chicago on Tuesday. Source: OSV News.
Crude humour drives road movie off the road
In “Holy Days”, a trio of nuns take a trip across New Zealand to save their convent from a property developer. Source: Australian Catholics.