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Pope names new Bishop of Armidale
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment by Pope Francis last night of a new Bishop of Armidale. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Tests show Pope’s ‘further slight improvement’
Pope Francis has shown “further slight improvement” in his battle with double pneumonia and earlier concerns over possible kidney failure have been resolved. Source: NCR Online.
Providing patients with lethal chemicals to end their life is not health care
The Victorian Government’s announcement of reforms to euthanasia and assisted suicide laws is deeply distressing, with the protection and care of vulnerable and dying people further marginalised, writes Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
House of correction becomes house of education
A partnership between Sydney’s Parklea Correctional Centre and Australian Catholic University has ignited a thirst for learning in inmates who are discovering new possibilities for their lives outside prison.
St John of God opens trauma service in Victoria
With an unprecedented demand for mental health care across the country, St John of God Health Care has opened a specialised psychological trauma recovery unit for emergency services workers and defence force personnel in Victoria.
Albanese and Dutton urged to speak out about Congo ‘bloodbath’
Brisbane Catholic Simon Chibalonza fears for his family and the lives of millions of innocent people after M23 rebels launched a new offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Fundraising commission created to help ease Vatican’s financial troubles
Pope Francis has created a fundraising commission to solicit donations from Catholics and bishops’ conferences as the Vatican City State and the Roman Curia continue to face budgetary and funding challenges. Source: CNA.
Mexico’s bishops urge unity as Church struggles to assist deported immigrants
United States President Donald Trump’s policies on unauthorised immigrants and mass deportation operations have caught Latin American countries off guard, prompting them to improvise ways to deal with the arrival of high numbers of those being deported. Source: OSV News.
Papal rosary presented to world’s longest death row inmate
The Archbishop of Tokyo has visited an 88-year-old Japanese former boxer and convert to Catholicism who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate until his definitive acquittal in 2024, presenting him with a rosary blessed by Pope Francis. Source: Crux.