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Pope leads prayer vigil for people suffering pain or hardship
Pain must never give rise to violence and every Catholic needs to learn to safeguard with tenderness those who are vulnerable, Pope Leo XIV said during a prayer vigil for people suffering illness, bereavement, violence or abuse. Source: OSV News.
Tributes flow for Bishop Pat Power
Bishop Patrick Percival Power, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese, died in Canberra yesterday, aged 83. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Assessment finds 1.5m Australians at risk from sea level rise by 2050
One and a half million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050 unless climate change can be limited, Australia’s first national climate risk assessment has warned. Source: ABC News.
Teachers become flourishing learners in stadium classroom
Education leaders and teachers from Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools reflected on its core mission of “forming lives to enrich the world” at the inaugural MACS Flourishing Learners Conference last week. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Government lays down rules for social media age ban
Social media platforms will not be able to rely on users to self-declare their ages under the incoming social media ban for children under 16, and will need to create a layered approach to prevent minors from accessing their apps. Source: News.com.au.
Notre Dame historian offers new insight into the Kennedys
A historian at the University of Notre Dame Australia has scooped her American colleagues with a “micro-history” of the Kennedy family. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Cardinal brings message of support to Ukrainians in Canada
Cardinal Mykola Bychok’s first sojourn to Canadian soil came with a message of support for families devastated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a call for continued prayers for peace. Source: The Catholic Register.
Christian martyrs showed love stronger than death: Pope
In situations where “hatred seemed to have permeated every aspect of life”, modern Christian martyrs showed that love is stronger than death, Pope Leo XIV said at an ecumenical prayer service. Source: CNS.
Christendom’s oldest organ pipes sound again after 800 years
After 800 years of silence, the pipes from the oldest organ in Christendom played again at Jerusalem’s Franciscan Monastery of St Saviour, showcasing the unique sound of an 11th-century liturgical chant. Source: Catholic Review.