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Pope elevates Australian-based Ukrainian bishop to world’s youngest cardinal
Pope Francis has elevated the Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia, Bishop Mykola Bychok, to the position of cardinal, during a ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Source: ABC News.
Melbourne Archdiocese condemns firebomb attack on synagogue
The Melbourne Archdiocese has condemned the firebomb attack on a synagogue in the inner southeast suburb of Ripponlea on Friday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
World leaders gather for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
The doors of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris were officially reopened to the public during a ceremony on Saturday, five years after a blaze ravaged the iconic structure’s roof, frame, and spire. Source: CNA.
Growing number of homeless sees critical services ‘buckling’
Australia has recorded a 22 per cent increase in homelessness in the last three years, with an alarming increase in the number of employed people seeking critical services which are “buckling” under unsustainable escalations in demand. Source: News.com.au.
Pro-life summit a ‘resounding’ success
The decades’ long campaign to make abortion unthinkable is gaining momentum after the inaugural National Life Summit in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Cost-of-living crisis adds stress to Christmas season
More than two-thirds of Australians are worried that festive season expenses will put a strain on their finances and nearly three in five are concerned about being able to afford food and essentials, new St Vincent de Paul Society NSW research reveals.
Syria’s Christians unsure about joining the celebrations
Amid the jubilation unleashed inside Syria and around the world by the fall of the Assad regime yesterday, one community that may not be in such a festive mood would be Syria’s Christian minority, writes John Allen. Source: Crux.
Sudanese bishop beaten by paramilitaries ‘unable to eat’
A Sudanese bishop suffered severe injuries in an attack by paramilitaries, leaving him unable to eat solid food. Source: The Tablet.
Pope appeals for US death sentences to be commuted
Pope Francis yesterday made a special appeal for the lives of death row inmates in the United States to be spared. Source: NCR Online.