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Hobart gears up for Synod Gathering
The first events in preparation for the Hobart Archdiocese’s 2027 Synod Gathering will take place next month, with facilitator training sessions to be held in Launceston and Hobart.
Pope appeals for end to violence against Palestinian Christians
Pope Leo XIV yesterday appealed for an end to violence against Palestinian Christians and called on the international community to increase diplomatic and mediation efforts. Source: Crux Now.
New biography revisits life of pioneering priest
A major new biography is inviting readers to reconsider the life of Fr John Joseph Therry, one of the pioneering priests of colonial Australia. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, a move that would make it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. Source: BBC News.
Sisters told religious life needs harmony amid world’s dissonance
The future of religious life depends on different congregations, with different charisms, working together like a symphony, the president of the United States’ largest leadership conference for Catholic sisters told the group’s members. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Former Broome bishop found guilty of abusing young men
The former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders was yesterday found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men. Source: ABC News.
Love on Turnbull’s mind at McCosker Oration
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke of the “Politics of Love” as he delivered the McCosker Oration at Catholic Social Services Australia’s 70th Anniversary Gala Dinner on Wednesday. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Labor considers plan to increase deportation of overstayers
Labor would send out more immigration officers to try to deport visa overstayers exploiting the system under a proposed element of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to overhaul the country’s migration program. Source: The Age.
Good News: Broken Bay launches podcast
Broken Bay Diocese has launched its own podcast, Around the Bay, as it strives to bring the Good News to all through a variety of digital and print mediums.