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Holy See declares SSPX schismatic, excommunicated clerics
The Holy See has formally declared the bishops of a breakaway traditionalist order to be in schism and excommunicated. Source: Crux.
Catholic sector backs Labor’s private health reforms
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s release of its first private health sector reform consultation paper, which offers proposals to improve patient access, support struggling hospitals and deliver better value for consumers.
Catholic Schools NSW chief to stand aside amid ICAC probe
The head of the body governing Catholic schools in New South Wales will stand aside after he was named in a corruption probe investigating donations to the NSW Liberal Party. Source: ABC News.
Senate pressure forces Labor to tweak aged care assessment tool
Older Australians whose aged care needs are determined by an algorithm will be guaranteed a new layer of human oversight, after Labor conceded to parliamentary pressure and promised to reassess its controversial automated assessment regime. Source: The Age.
Indigenous ACU students take up scholarships in Rome
Proud Dharug students Tanisha Sonter and Hayden Atkins have taken their culture, community and aspirations to Rome as recipients of Australian Catholic University’s 2026 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship.
More than 60 Sydney Catholics honoured for service to the Church
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has honoured more than 60 Catholics for their service to the Church in areas as diverse as music ministry, accounting, and building renovation. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Cardinals urge Poles and Ukrainians to maintain solidarity
Four years after Poles welcomed millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion, Catholic leaders from both countries are urging their peoples not to let historical disputes undo that solidarity. Source: OSV News.
Vatican releases biopic on Pope’s early years in Rome
The Vatican has released a new documentary, Leone a Roma, about Pope Leo XIV’s early years in Rome before his election to the papacy. Source: EWTN News.
What a ginkgo can teach us
Set in the botanical garden of a medieval town in Germany, Silent Friend links three stories over different time periods. Source: Australian Catholics.