Uniting against poverty this Lent
As Catholics flock to Ash Wednesday Masses around the country on Wednesday, Caritas Australia will launch Project Compassion 2026, its Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal.<br />
As Catholics flock to Ash Wednesday Masses around the country on Wednesday, Caritas Australia will launch Project Compassion 2026, its Lenten fundraising and awareness appeal.<br />
Former federal politician and diplomat Scott Ryan has been appointed executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC).
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A groundbreaking national study into Catholic clergy health and wellbeing has revealed that an overwhelming majority of priests value their work and have positive relationships with their parish communities.
A national gathering that drew about 6000 young people from Australia and Oceania earlier this month has been hailed as a time of listening, deepening of faith and friendship.
Caritas Australia’s diocesan directors met in Sydney last week for their annual gathering, a three-day event focused on strengthening local partnerships, discussing humanitarian action and preparing for Project Compassion 2026.
An Australian doctor and missionary who offered medical care, compassion and dignity to vulnerable people in India last century has come a step closer to sainthood after Pope Leo XIV formally recognised her heroic virtues last week.
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