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Project Compassion helps Monoranjon build a future for his family
In the coastal southwest of Bangladesh, where rising seas and frequent storms threaten homes, crops and livelihoods, farmer Monoranjon is building a safer and more secure future for his family with support from Project Compassion. Source: Caritas Australia.
Innocents are ‘paying the price’ of Middle East war
As the scourge of war spreads across the Middle East, including Lebanon, the ones paying the ultimate price are the innocent men, women and children who want to live in peace, said Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop Georges Iskandar of Tyre. Source: OSV News.
Polish bishops introduce fines for canonical offences
The Church in Poland has introduced financial penalties as a disciplinary measure for clergy and laypersons performing official Church functions who commit canonical offences. Source: EWTN News.
Authenticating Rembrandt painting ‘like finding needle in a haystack’
A painting of a Biblical scene once rejected as a work by Rembrandt van Rijn has now been acknowledged as a work by the Dutch master, thanks to two years of scrutiny in the city where the then-27-year-old artist painted it in 1633. Source: Canberra Times.
Bishops call for peace as Middle East conflict escalates
As the United States and Israel continued their campaign against Iran and the newest war continued to spread across the Middle East, bishops and Christian leaders appealed for peace before the conflict escalates any further. Source: OSV News.
Indigenous Catholic conference opens in New Zealand
Delegates from Australia, Canada, the United States and the Vatican joined New Zealanders in Auckland yesterday for the opening day of the International Conference on Catholic Indigenous. Source: NZCBC.
Peak bodies call on government to stabilise hospital system
Catholic Health Australia has joined the Australian Private Hospitals Association in calling on the Albanese Government to “guarantee and legislate” a minimum private health insurer benefit-payout ratio of 90 per cent.
NSW Catholic schools reach highest ever market share
Reflecting growing demand for a Catholic education, Catholic schools in NSW have reached their highest ever market share. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Irish harp a tribute to migrants who helped build diocese
The Central Victorian Irish Association has gifted an Irish harp statue to Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, symbolising the Irish migrants whose faith, culture and labour helped build the Church in the Sandhurst Diocese. Source: Sandpiper.