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Government warned hospital bed block up by 60 per cent
17+ hour, 43+ min ago (367+ words) Hospital bed block has soared by 60 per cent in the past three years, new analysis from Catholic Health Australia has revealed. Source: The Australian. It has sparked calls for the Albanese Government to fund 600 "transition" beds or risk exacerbating an…...
SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome's schism warning
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (397+ words) Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out yesterday without papal mandate by the Society of St Pius X constitute a schismatic act. Source: EWTN News. "I don't think there is much to say about…...
Benedictines launch 1500th anniversary initiative
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (422+ words) Preparations have begun for the 1500th anniversary of the founding of Italy's Monte Cassino, the mother abbey of Western monasticism established by St. Benedict in 529. Source: OSV News. The Benedictine Confederation has launched a new website designed to connect pilgrims, visitors…...
Lismore Diocese embeds safeguarding in its culture
17+ hour, 43+ min ago (273+ words) Lismore Diocese has recently undertaken a safeguarding audit that has demonstrated a thoughtful approach to the care of its communities. Source: ACSL." The audit was conducted by Demetrius Consulting, one of the approved auditors on the Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited's…...
Cost-of-living pressures top nation's concerns in major survey
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (405+ words) Australians are anxious about money and losing faith that things will get better, according to a major new survey of more than 15, 000 Australians. Source: SBS News. The survey found that cost-of-living pressure isn't just the nation's top worry " it's also…...
Holy See says UN agency an "essential lifeline" in Gaza
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (392+ words) The Holy See has reaffirmed its financial support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, describing the agency as an "essential lifeline" for millions of Palestinian refugees. Source: Vatican News. Addressing the…...
Perth columbarium "an almost perfect expression of architecture
17+ hour, 41+ min ago (280+ words) A columbarium at a Perth parish has won an award at the 2026 Western Australian Architecture Awards. Source: The Record. Earlier this year, the St Thomas More Parish in Bateman celebrated the blessing and opening of their new columbarium, a sacred…...
Salesian sister named prefect of Vatican dicastery
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (347+ words) Pope Leo XIV has named Sr Alessandra Smerilli FMA as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced yesterday, making her the latest woman elevated to lead a major Vatican office under the new pontificate. Source:…...
Pope pleads with SSPX to halt episcopal consecrations
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (446+ words) Pope Leo XIV has issued a letter to the traditionalist Society of St Pius X asking it not to proceed with its planned episcopal consecrations today without papal approval. Source: EWTN News. But the society replied with its own letter…...
Holy See urges protection of children in wars
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (413+ words) The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations has called on states and the international community to further work to protect children and vulnerable people who are affected by conflicts and wars. Source: Vatican News. The…...