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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.
Mural a smash hit with disadvantaged students
MacKillop Education’s Maidstone campus has unveiled a new mural honouring Australian tennis icon Evonne Goolagong Cawley in an initiative that brings together sport, culture and opportunity for young people in Melbourne’s west. Source: MacKillop Family Services.
Holy See says UN agency an ‘essential lifeline’ in Gaza
The Holy See has reaffirmed its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, describing the agency as an “essential lifeline” for millions of Palestinian refugees. Source: Vatican News.
Benedictines launch 1500th anniversary initiative
Preparations have begun for the 1500th anniversary of the founding of Italy’s Monte Cassino, the mother abbey of Western monasticism established by St. Benedict in 529. Source: OSV News.
Churches join in prayer against restrictions on foreign donations
Christians in India of all denominations united in a day of prayer and fasting on Sunday, opposing a draconian bill to regulate foreign funding. Source: The Tablet.
Pope pleads with SSPX to halt episcopal consecrations
Pope Leo XIV has issued a letter to the traditionalist Society of St Pius X asking it not to proceed with its planned episcopal consecrations today without papal approval. Source: EWTN News.
Survey seeks true picture of sector’s reach and effectiveness
Catholic Social Services Australia has launched a national initiative designed to gather detailed data on the operations, challenges and contributions of Catholic social service organisations across Australia.
Coalition and Greens team up to delay Labor’s gambling bill
Labor’s long-delayed gambling advertising crackdown will be kicked along to another inquiry as the Coalition and the Greens seek extra time to scrutinise the contentious package, which advocates argue does not go far enough to protect families. Source: The Age.