National youth festival deepens faith and friendships
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.
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.
A popemobile which has been transformed into a mobile emergency health clinic for children is one of a wave of new initiatives to help the inhabitants of war-torn Gaza.
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Caritas Australia is urgently responding to the devastating impacts of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka where more than 108,000 people are sheltering in emergency centres.
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.
Australia’s Catholic bishops have met with Jewish leaders in Sydney for their 2025 annual conversation.
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