US Justice Department to investigate state law on seal of confession
The United States Justice Department is investigating whether a new law in the state of Washington that forces clergy to break the seal of confession regarding child abuse violates the country’s First...
View ArticleVatican honours 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in 2019 bombings
The 167 Catholics killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 will be included on the list of “Witnesses of Faith” established by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Colombo has announced....
View ArticleCatholic Mission increases support for Zambian mothers and babies
Catholic Mission has taken an important step in supporting maternal and child health in Zambia through its growing partnership with the Mpika Diocese.
View ArticleCalma calls for changes to Closing the Gap strategy
The Aboriginal elder who introduced the Closing the Gap concept as a way to measure and reduce Indigenous disadvantage is urging a shift in the approach. Source: The Australian.
View ArticleAustralian benefactors arrive in Rome for Jubilee year pilgrimage
More than 1000 benefactors of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need from 23 different countries – including 25 benefactors from Australia – have arrived in Rome for a Jubilee year...
View ArticleSymposium marks year of research into lay leadership of ministries
Preliminary research into governance in the Catholic Church has found more than 100 religious institutes worldwide have transferred their ministries to canonical bodies overseen predominantly by the...
View ArticleChild protection commission calls for prayers for cardinals in conclave
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it was encouraged that protecting children and vulnerable people was a priority in the College of Cardinals’ pre-conclave discussions....
View ArticleBishops celebrate memorial Mass for Pope Francis
Australia’s Catholic bishops have celebrated a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis during their May plenary. Source: ACBC.
View ArticleCardinals issue plea for peace on eve of conclave
The College of Cardinals has issued an appeal for peace from their final general congregation ahead of the conclave, which begins in the Sistine Chapel today. Source: The Tablet.
View ArticleSeven Capuchin Franciscan friars killed in bus crash in Nigeria
Catholics in Nigeria are mourning the death of seven Capuchin Franciscan friars who died in a road accident while traveling from Enugu to Cross River state on Saturday. Source: OSV News.
View ArticleUK bishop condemns government’s euthanasia impact statement
A Church of England bishop has warned that the British Government’s impact assessment on the bill to introduce assisted suicide in England and Wales makes for “chilling reading”. Source: The Tablet.
View ArticleIndian archbishop says fighting with Pakistan ‘only brings death and...
A Catholic archbishop in India says the nation’s government “has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution” after a series of strikes against Pakistan and...
View ArticleCouples discuss joys and challenges of married life
Couples came from across Melbourne to participate in the new “Beyond the Vows” event and to hear speakers share their insights on what makes a strong marriage. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
View ArticleIndigenous academic describes how ‘old people taught me many things’
Community members, scholars and elders gathered at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Broome Campus for the Lucy (Ngarbal) Marshall Oration of the Chair of Indigenous Knowledges.
View ArticleHelping older people avoid hospital admission ‘a win for everyone’
St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne is transforming care for older people who present to the Emergency Department, enabling many of them to avoid hospital admission. Source: CHA.
View ArticleAustralians donate more than $250,000 to Lebanon appeal
Australians have generously provided more than $250,000 to an appeal to support the people of Lebanon, following the Israeli–Hezbollah conflict. Source: ACBC.
View ArticleCardinals urged to choose ‘the pope the world needs’
At Mass before the conclave, the dean of the College of Cardinals urged his brothers to choose the shepherd the Church and all of humanity need “at this difficult and complex and tormented” turning...
View ArticleBlack smoke signals failure of first conclave vote
The first vote in the papal conclave to select the next pope has ended, with black smoke emerging from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney at 9pm local time (5am AEST). Source: The Age.
View ArticleCouple struggling with life walk back to happiness
In “The Salt Path”, a married couple go on a long trek, after losing their home, and discovering that one of them has a terminal illness. Source: Australian Catholics.
View ArticleKoreans plant hundreds of trees ahead of World Youth Day
Young South Korean Catholics planted hundreds of trees in a park as part of a preparatory campaign leading up to the next World Youth Day to be held in Seoul in 2027. Source: UCA News.
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