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More than 60 Sydney Catholics honoured for service to the Church
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has honoured more than 60 Catholics for their service to the Church in areas as diverse as music ministry, accounting, and building renovation. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vatican releases biopic on Pope’s early years in Rome
The Vatican has released a new documentary, Leone a Roma, about Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome before his election to the papacy. Source: EWTN News.
Cardinals urge Poles and Ukrainians to maintain solidarity
Four years after Poles welcomed millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion, Catholic leaders from both countries are urging their peoples not to let historical disputes undo that solidarity. Source: OSV News.
What a ginkgo can teach us
Set in the botanical garden of a medieval town in Germany, Silent Friend links three stories over different time periods. Source: Australian Catholics.
SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out yesterday without papal mandate by the Society of St Pius X constitute a schismatic act. Source: EWTN News.
Government warned hospital bed block up by 60 per cent
Hospital bed block has soared by 60 per cent in the past three years, new analysis from Catholic Health Australia has revealed. Source: The Australian.
Lismore Diocese embeds safeguarding in its culture
Lismore Diocese has recently undertaken a safeguarding audit that has demonstrated a thoughtful approach to the care of its communities. Source: ACSL.
Cost-of-living pressures top nation’s concerns in major survey
Australians are anxious about money and losing faith that things will get better, according to a major new survey of more than 15,000 Australians. Source: SBS News.
Perth columbarium ‘an almost perfect expression of architecture’
A columbarium at a Perth parish has won an award at the 2026 Western Australian Architecture Awards. Source: The Record.