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Pope to carry the cross at Colosseum on Good Friday
Pope Leo XIV will carry the cross himself through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum on the first Good Friday of his pontificate. Source: OSV News.
School cancels Duke of Edinburgh hike over fuel concerns
Students at Sydney’s Oakhill College will be offered a replacement Duke of Edinburgh expedition after fuel supply concerns prompted the cancellation of their long-planned hike to Kosciuszko National Park. Source: Hills Shire Times.
‘Every man and his dog’ visits a regional church during Easter
Easter is a busy time of year for many regional Catholic parishes, as churches across rural and coastal Australia prepare for a surge of worshippers not seen at any other point in the calendar. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Synodal body to strengthen collaboration across diocese
The Diocese of Broken Bay has launched a new synodal initiative to foster a “ground up” culture of shared mission.
Call to remember the vulnerable as state tightens belt
Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) CEO Dr Jerry Nockles, has met with senior advisers from the Victorian Premier’s Office at Parliament House in Melbourne to discuss critical support for Victoria’s most vulnerable communities amid fiscal pressures facing the state.
Diocese digs in to get new college rolling
St Francis Catholic College in Toowoomba Diocese has celebrated a significant milestone with a turning of the sod and Blessing of the site ceremony, officially marking the commencement of construction of the new Catholic college in Westbrook.
Pope asks for prayers for priests in crisis
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him in April in praying for priests in crisis. Source: Vatican News.
US Vice President brings his conversion to book
United States Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. Source: National Catholic Reporter/AP.
Cardinal evacuated from Iran to Rome prays for peace
During a vigil for peace on Monday evening in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, invoked God as “great and merciful,” affirming his designs of peace and rejection of war. Source: EWTN News.