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Vinnies’ new centre offers relief to Mackay locals in need
The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland will open its new Mackay Community Support Centre on October 19, giving locals experiencing hardship better access to housing and support services. Source: The Catholic Leader.
US bishops call for end to death penalty
Catholic bishops have asked the state of Tennessee this week to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment, while US President Donald Trump approved an execution by a military firing squad. Source: EWTN News.
Assisi marks 800th anniversary of death of St Francis
At the stroke of midnight on Sunday, church bells tolled across the Italian hill town of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of the death St Francis. Source: OSV News.
Pope writes prologue for new catechism on love, marriage
Pope Leo XIV has written the foreword to a new edition of YouCat: Love Forever, a catechism aimed at young people preparing for marriage, due for release in November. Source: Aleteia.
Chalmers flags savings package, no more cost-of-living relief
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has vowed there will be more savings in the mid-year Budget update but downplayed the prospect of more cost-of-living relief for Australians. Source: ABC News.
Meeting on ‘Amoris Laetitia’ to focus on listening, not past disputes
A decade after the release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) sparked both praise and criticism, Vatican officials say a meeting on the document will focus on listening to pastoral experiences rather than rehashing old disputes. Source: OSV News.
Caritas helping to strengthen Timor-Leste Catholic associations
Maitland-Newcastle Bishop Michael Kennedy joined Caritas Australia chief executive Kirsten Sayers on a visit to Timor-Leste, meeting with Church, community and national leaders, including Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and Cardinal Virgílio da Silva.
Pope Francis’s diaries to be published next month
Journal entries kept by Pope Francis before and during his papacy will be published for the first time next month. Source: Crux Now.
Audit highlights Capuchins’ strong commitment to safeguarding
A safeguarding audit report of the Order of Friars Minor (Capuchin) published today by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd has found strong commitment to safeguarding across the religious institute’s operations.