19+ hour, 58+ min ago   (338+ words) A vegetable garden and orchard inside the Vatican walls, which historically provided food for the Pope’s household, is now cultivated using exclusively organic farming techniques. Source: EWTN News. The private garden covers almost 400 square metres of cultivable land inside the…...

20+ hour, 15+ min ago   (208+ words) The Raise the Rate survey shows 75 per cent have cut back on fresh meat, fruit and vegetables and 90 per cent feel socially isolated. ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said it can impact day-to-day interactions. “When someone says let’s go out…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (383+ words) As the United States today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. Source: OSV News. “Twenty-five years have…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (299+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have held talks on migration as Labor seeks a pathway to get its fresh crackdown through the Senate. Source: The Age. But the Coalition’s demands on how to crunch the overseas…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (426+ words) As French bishops fight against time to organise Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, they stress the apostolic trip will be a “very significant moment” for Catholics in France and beyond. Source: OSV News. On Tuesday, the president of…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (426+ words) Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay sees the Holy Spirit moving in inspiring and encouraging ways across southeast Queensland as he marks his first year since his installation at St Stephen’s Cathedral on September 11. Source: The Catholic Leader. The Church in Brisbane…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (342+ words) Australians are continuing to experience “unacceptable levels of harm” in the areas of sexual violence and the family law and justice systems. Source: SBS News. The nation’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner, Micaela Cronin, yesterday released her third annual…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (397+ words) A German archbishop says the wall between the United States and Mexico, with its towering fortifications and razor wire dividing the two border communities evoked a painful memory in his own country’s history: the Berlin Wall. Source: OSV News. Hamburg…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (417+ words) For the past year, Mark Spencer has been one of the first welcoming faces many seafarers encounter when they arrive in Newcastle. Source: Aurora. Now, after 43 years of service with the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese, most of them spent in Catholic education,…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (271+ words) Women must be able to “exercise their leadership” and become “artisans of peace and guardians of life,” as the global community fractures and conflicts increase, the Vatican has told the United Nations. Source: NCR Online. The Holy See’s Permanent Observer…...