Indonesia’s human rights minister proposes religious freedom law
Indonesia’s Catholic human rights minister has proposed enacting a religious freedom law to end discrimination against minority groups in the Muslim-majority nation. Source: UCA News.
View ArticlePatriarch Bartholomew says Great Schism tensions ‘not insurmountable’
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has offered a hopeful historical assessment of the traditional 1054 date for the Great Schism between Rome and Constantinople, suggesting that...
View ArticlePrincipals prepare for Jubilee Year pilgrimage
Catholic Schools Broken Bay principals are preparing for a Jubilee Year pilgrimage, which will be the culmination of an innovative professional development and formation program that will also benefit...
View ArticleNew foundation to provide formation programs and resources for lay leaders
Virginia Ryan has been appointed as the first chief executive officer of the newly established Catholic Leadership Foundation, which will provide formation programs and resources for lay Catholic leaders.
View ArticleVictorian Government urged to support community service organisations
The Victorian Government’s 2025-26 Budget must prioritise the funding of critical services that support marginalised people and communities to flourish, Jesuit Social Services says.
View ArticleQueensland church leaders welcome pause on anti-discrimination reforms
Queensland church leaders have welcomed the Crisafulli Government’s decision to pause changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act to allow “further consultation and policy work”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticlePope approves next phase of Synod, sets path to 2028 assembly
Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, launching a three-year implementation process culminating in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028....
View ArticleVatican releases first photo of Pope since hospitalisation
For the first time since Pope Francis was hospitalised a month ago, the Vatican press office released a photograph showing him concelebrating Mass yesterday in the chapel at Rome’s Gemelli hospital....
View ArticleNorthern Ireland police taken to court over anti-Catholic discrimination
Four former police officers have taken legal action against the Police Service of Northern Ireland for anti-Catholic discrimination. Source: CNA.
View ArticleUS Catholics condemn plan for ‘black mass’ in Kansas
A Satanic group’s plan for a so-called “black mass” in the Kansas Statehouse in the state’s capital Topeka on March 28 has garnered widespread Catholic condemnation. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleExtremists ‘must not be allowed to set the tone’, German bishops warn
Germany’s bishops concluded their spring plenary expressing worry about the growing popularity of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party, which came in second in recent national elections, and...
View ArticleACU $14m investment partnership to turn research into commercial ventures
Australian Catholic University and Breakthrough Victoria have signed a landmark co-investment partnership worth $14 million that will translate research into life-changing products and services.
View ArticleGrant of $3.5m will help Marymead support victims of domestic violence
Marymead CatholicCare Canberra-Goulburn will receive $3.5 million in federal funding to deliver up to seven dwellings under the Crisis and Transitional Accommodation Program. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleFormer PMs support ‘Common Good Accord‘
Catholic Social Services Australia is advancing its commitment to social justice with its “Common Good Accord”, a platform dedicated to integrating the principle of the common good into policy design,...
View ArticleRough sleepers evicted from parks need housing: Vinnies
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has ordered council workers to take steps to remove people sleeping in tents from the city’s parks. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticleNT politician’s motion to introduce euthanasia legislation stalls
A Northern Territory politician’s plan to force the government into action on euthanasia has stalled, as the Chief Minister continues to resist pressure to bring the NT in line with the rest of the...
View ArticlePope shows more signs of gradual improvement
Pope Francis has been able to spend brief moments of the day without any supplemental oxygen, which is yet another sign of the gradual improvement in his condition, the Vatican press office said....
View ArticleNicaraguan dictatorship tightens monitoring of Catholic priests
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his co-president and wife, Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua continues to persecute the Catholic Church and other Christian communities. Source: CNA.
View ArticleDeclaring PNG a Christian nation ‘will not have a real impact’
Papua New Guinea being declared a Christian nation may offer the impression that the country will improve, but it is only “an illusion”, according to a Catholic priest in the country. Source: RNZ.
View ArticleStudents can explore and restore St Peter’s without leaving home
Students now have a chance to be an explorer-restorer of St Peter’s Basilica in the 3D blocky world of Minecraft. Source: OSV News.
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