Catholic Social Services Australia and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council have welcomed the launch of the Albanese Government’s first dedicated plan to end family violence against First Nations women and children. 

Australia’s Catholic bishops have urged courage and tenderness in addressing the nation’s cost-of-living crisis.

Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to ensure personal care minutes delivered by religious sisters in aged care homes are formally recognised and count towards mandated targets.

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Franciscan Jubilee Year to mark 800 years since the death of St Francis of Assisi and Brisbane’s Franciscans say it is a great response to renewing peace in a troubled world, reports The Catholic Leader.

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) has purchased the historic St Joseph’s Convent in Goulburn from the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, securing the long-term stewardship of the Convent and Chapel site, reports The Catholic Weekly.