The Morrison Government could face dozens of expensive legal cases as a result of its plans to transfer sick refugees and asylum-seekers to Christmas Island instead of the Australian mainland. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Aged care inquiry prepares to hit the road
21-Feb-2019
After almost two weeks of hearings in Adelaide, the royal commission into aged care is about to take its inquiry on the road. Source: SBS News.
Cardinal, baby and the story of a miracle
21-Feb-2019
When the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had signed a decree recognising a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed John Henry Newman, clearing the way for his canonisation, there was rejoicing in Chicago. Source: Catholic Herald.
'MAGA' teen sues Washington Post for $350m
21-Feb-2019
Lawyers for a Catholic high school student in the United States who was at the centre of a viral video controversy are suing the Washington Post, seeking $350m in damages. Source: 9news.com.au.
Only God loves perfectly: Pope
21-Feb-2019
Despite the best efforts of human beings, it is only God the Father who will never fall short in loving his children, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNA.
Townsville floods cause 'more than devastation'
21-Feb-2019
Townsville Bishop Tim Harris said he is troubled by the crushing debt falling on people following this month’s floods in North Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Housing relief for homeless women over 50
21-Feb-2019
CatholicCare Tasmania will manage a new development that will see a disused Hobart building transformed into eight affordable housing units for women aged over 50. Source: ABC News.
Twisted ideas of power and authority in the Church have contributed to the clerical sexual abuse crisis, global leaders of religious orders have said. Source: CNS.
Safeguarding standards close to final adoption
21-Feb-2019
A second draft of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards that will support the Church's work in ensuring safe places for children and vulnerable adults has been released prior to final adoption. Source: CPSL.
Fifty years after it held the world’s first international conference examining the rise of atheism and secularism, the Vatican is joining forces with a British research initiative to host a conference on “cultures of unbelief”. Source: Sight Magazine.
Better pay, training needed in aged care
20-Feb-2019
Aged care workers need better pay and more training to help change the perception the sector is “the last place that you would want to work”, the aged care royal commission has been told. Source: The Australian.
Christian charity ‘must start with God’
20-Feb-2019
The first call for those working in social services is to see the need of others through the eyes of God, Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD has told Catholic social service leaders from across the country. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Sick refugees to be sent to Christmas Island
20-Feb-2019
Sick people on Manus Island and Nauru will be sent to Christmas Island, not the mainland, under new medevac laws, the head of the Home Affairs Department has revealed. Source: The Guardian.
In his homily at Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae yesterday, Pope Francis compared the Biblical flood of Noah’s time to the many wars being waged today. Source: Vatican News.
River ceremony responds to mass fish deaths
20-Feb-2019
Australian Mercy Sisters took part in a “Blessing of the Rivers” ceremony on Saturday in response to the mass fish kills in the Darling River. Source: Mercy World.
A new law will make it a crime for any adult in Canberra not to report suspected child sexual abuse, including priests who learn of offences through hearing confessions. Source: ABC News.
The royal commission into child sexual abuse is a roadmap that can help guide the Church’s response to decades of crimes and cover-ups, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said in Rome on Tuesday. Source: SBS News.
Brisbane students on board the 3:16
20-Feb-2019
Three Brisbane Catholic schools have started 2019 with a new two-year religious course to coincide with the implementation of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) system in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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