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Vatican says Pope’s condition remains ‘complex’
Pope Francis experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure yesterday and had to resume receiving oxygen through a ventilator as he continues his battle with double pneumonia. Source: NCR Online.
New research shows lifelong benefits of Catholic schooling
Catholic school graduates, on average, are more likely to be employed, earn higher wages and have higher life satisfaction and better general health compared with those from the government sector, according to new research. Source: The Australian.
Priest had shock of the best possible kind
Wagga Wagga priest Fr Peter Murphy says his appointment last week to be the new Bishop of Armidale came as a shock. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pilgrims put their best feet forward to launch Jubilee Year celebrations
Hope, faith, and a whole lot of fun filled the air in Newcastle on Sunday as more than 1000 people gathered to launch Maitland-Newcastle Diocese’s Jubilee Year celebrations. Source: MNnews.Today.
Mater to operate third public hospital in south east Queensland
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has announced the name of the new public hospital being built by the state government and Mater. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope’s approval saved movement under threat
The Australian Cardijn Institute will host a webinar to mark 100 years since Cardinal Joseph Cardijn’s landmark first meeting with Pope Pius XI, when the pontiff gave his enthusiastic approval to the emerging movement of the Young Christian Workers (YCW).
Social media companies could face $50m fines over pornography
Social media and technology companies would have six months to implement new measures to restrict children from accessing adult content online, or face fines up to $50 million, under proposed new codes developed by the industry. Source: The Guardian.
Ukraine’s Catholic Church leaders pledge support for country’s continuing struggle
Ukrainian bishops spoke up as international reaction continued over US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s televised White House clash with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source: Catholic Review.
World ignoring the ‘common good’, archbishop says
One of the most serious emergencies today is that the world forgets about and does not attend to the common good and the needs of regular people, especially poor people, the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life said yesterday. Source: CNS.