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Decline in faith should inspire evangelisation: Pope
The increasing number of people who do not see the Gospel as a fundamental resource for their life should inspire – not discourage – Catholics in rediscovering the joy of evangelisation, Pope Leo XIV said. Source: NCR Online.
Catholics honoured at Australia Day awards
Several prominent Catholics have been honoured in the 2026 Australia Day awards for services to the community through aged care, maritime welfare, health and more. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Tax breaks for landlords totalled $12.3b in 2025
Australia spends billions of dollars more on tax breaks for property investors than on social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined, according to research by the Australian Council of Social Service. Source: The Guardian.
New visualisation tool warns when danger is rising
Disaster and health authorities wielding a dynamic analytical tool would be better equipped to make lifesaving decisions during heatwave, bushfire or flood emergencies, according to a new Australian Catholic University study.
New resource inspired by Laudato Si’
A new group resource focusing on ecological conversion and integral ecology offers spiritual enrichment and ways to foster the collective good, inspired by Pope Francis encyclical, Laudato Si’. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Side by side: Queensland school starts year with 19 sets of twins
Teachers at St Teresa’s Catholic College, Noosaville, are seeing double this year and for good reason –19 sets of twins will walk through the school gates. Source: The Catholic Leader.
South Sudan bishops plead for peace as fears of war grow
As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, amid fighting and mobilisation in parts of the country. Source: OSV News.
Catholics in India demand Good Friday be declared a ‘dry day’
A Catholic group in India campaigning against alcoholism in southern Tamil Nadu has demanded the government declare Good Friday a “dry day”, arguing that excluding it from the state’s dry day list violates secular principles. Source: UCA News.
And the winners are …
Australian Catholics’ film reviewers have chosen two movies for its annual prize for the best Australian film of 2025.