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Bishops discuss ‘reality, beauty, and challenges of families today’
On the second day of the Vatican meeting reflecting on 10 years of Amoris Laetitia, the world’s bishops dedicated time to “the reality, beauty, and challenges of families today”. Source: Vatican News.
Average of 17 seniors died every day waiting for home care last year
An average of 17 older Australians died while waiting to receive necessary home care each day last year, according to the latest official figures – an increase of more than a third on the previous year. Source: ABC News.
Pope to deliver message of peace in Assisi
Pope Leo XIV will return to Assisi on October 27 for the closing day of the 2026 interreligious meeting, four decades after St John Paul II gathered leaders of the world’s religions in the Italian city for a landmark day of prayer for peace. Source: OSV News.
New council to help guide St Vincent’s use of AI
St Vincent’s has convened the first meeting of its new Artificial Intelligence Clinical Council, bringing together clinical leaders from across the organisation to help guide the safe, ethical and effective use of artificial intelligence across its health and aged care services.
Australian appointed to Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
Qwayne Guevara, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s Facilitator for Formation and Young People, has been appointed to advise a global prayer network recognised by the Vatican. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Pilgrims invited to undertake ‘Assisi pilgrimage of the heart’
More than 200 pilgrims from across Gippsland and beyond gathered in Benambra last weekend for a special diocesan pilgrimage honouring St Francis of Assisi. Source: Sale Diocese.
Vatican’s UN envoy calls for abolition of death penalty
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations has urged the international community to abolish the death penalty during a meeting at the 81st General Assembly. Source: EWTN News.
Pope names Irish sister to lead Vatican’s missionary efforts
Pope Leo XIV has named Irish Sr Mary Teresa Barron to lead the Vatican’s global network of missionary societies, making her the first woman to hold the post and continuing his pattern of appointing women to senior positions in the Roman Curia. Source: NCR Online.
Pretentious, bombastic, melodramatic … don’t miss it
In “Digger”, the most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s saviour before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. Source: Australian Catholics.