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Collins hailed for ‘significant service to Catholic education’
National Catholic Education Commission executive director Jacinta Collins will step down in 2026, after serving in the role since February 2019.
Pope pleads with Israel and Hamas to end the violence
Pope Leo XIV appealed to Israel and Hamas to stop the violence that has caused “so much terror, destruction and death”. Source: CNS.
Labor under pressure to increase number of home care packages
The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are banding together to pressure Labor to boost the number of support packages available to older Australians who want to remain in their home. Source: ABC News.
Call for lay Catholics to play greater role in Church
Three ground-breaking reports were launched at the Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons Forum in Cairns last week.
Relief for 1.2 million Australians as Labor waives welfare debts
About 1.2 million welfare recipients will have debts of up to $250 waived in a move Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said would “spare Australians with small debts significant stress”. Source: News.com.au.
In the ‘Human Library’, books are people and reading is conversation
Centacare FNQ turned the page on Queensland’s Multicultural Month by inviting people across Cairns and the Cassowary Coast into “The Human Library”.
Two dead, 17 injured in mass shooting at Catholic primary school in US
Two children have been killed in a mass shooting during a Catholic primary school Mass at a church in the United States overnight. Source: OSV News.
Vatican official warns of the hidden costs of AI
A top official at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education is urging caution on artificial intelligence, warning that its hidden environmental costs, impact on jobs, and broader social risks can’t be overlooked. Source: NCR Online.
Myanmar bishop hopes to rebuild church bombed by military junta
A Catholic bishop in civil war-torn Myanmar voiced hope that “everyone will do their part” to rebuild a church destroyed in his diocese during a military junta airstrike against rebel groups. Source: UCA News.