Qatar Airways will become the latest international carrier to sign on at Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), launching a Doha service from 15 December 2027. The airline will operate three flights a week between Hamad International Airport and WSI, with plans to build to daily services by the end of 2028. Tickets go on sale […]
BATAM, Mediabatam.id — Pemadaman listrik massal yang melanda Kota Batam dan sejumlah wilayah di Kepulauan Riau pada Senin (12/10/2026) masih menyisakan sejumlah pertanyaan di tengah masyarakat. Perbedaan waktu yang terlihat dalam rekaman CCTV yang diperlihatkan PT PLN Batam saat konferensi pers menjadi salah satu hal yang perlu diklarifikasi secara terbuka. Dalam konferensi pers tersebut, Direktur […]
Bishop Koenig speaks with MaryAnn Wallen, the director of the diocesan Office for Marriage and Family Life, at St. John the Beloved Church, site of the Footprints Mass on Oct. 18. Dialog photo/Don Blake WILMINGTON – The annual Footprints Mass, sponsored by the diocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life, was celebrated Oct. 18 at […]
Israeli forces stand outside Palestinian Hanan Hameail’s house in Turmus Ayya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Oct. 19, 2026, damaged in an Israeli settler attack. (OSV News photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters) Christian leaders in the Holy Land condemned the latest attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank against Palestinians and European diplomats during an annual […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets Pope Leo XIV during a meeting at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo Dec. 9, 2025. An Oct. 19, 2026, statement from the Vatican press office said Pope Leo spoke by phone with Zelenskyy, expressing hope that Ukraine and Russia will cooperate on humanitarian aid and evacuations for civilians in […]
Deacon Chris Hulburt of St. Brigid Church in San Diego attends a prayer service the Diocese of San Diego co-organized with Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish on April 1, 2026, during Holy Week, in front of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego, which houses immigration courtrooms. (OSV News photo/courtesy Diocese of […]
Bishop Ramón Castro Castro of Cuernavaca, president of the Mexican bishops’ conference, presents Pope Leo XIV with the 200-page book “One Name, a Thousand Voices” at the Vatican Oct. 8, 2026. The book documents cases of people who have gone missing in Mexico amid the country’s ongoing security crisis. (OSV News photo/courtesy Mexican bishops’ conference) […]
Australian travellers heading to France are being urged to exercise a high degree of caution following large-scale protests and demonstrations across the country on 17 October. Smartraveller said further protests may occur and authorities could introduce public safety measures – including partial and localised curfews – in some locations. Travellers are advised to follow the […]
Oakwood has opened bookings for its new 122-room Oakwood Epping Melbourne, which will open on Monday 2 November in Melbourne’s northern corridor. The property joins Oakwood Premier Melbourne as the brand’s second Australian location, with an Adelaide property due to follow in 2027. Located at 160 Cooper Street, the hotel offers studio, one- and two-bedroom […]
Accor will open the 239-room Novotel Brisbane City Centre on 1 November, taking its Brisbane portfolio to 22 hotels as the city builds towards the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The hotel is owned by Frasers Hospitality and will operate under Accor management, extending a partnership that already includes Novotel Melbourne on Collins and Novotel […]