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Nation scores bare pass in first wellbeing scorecard
Australia is falling behind or making little progress on almost half of the 50 measures of national wellbeing being tracked by the Commonwealth Government, including family financial security, chronic health problems and trust in government and institutions. Source: Canberra Times.
Church insurer’s insolvency battle amid abuse claims
Catholic Church Insurance is planning to enter a scheme of arrangement amid uncertainty over the quantum of historical sexual abuse and other claims, and to avoid formal insolvency. Source: The Australian.
Concerns over AI keep ACU chancellor ‘up at night’
Australian Catholic University chancellor Martin Daubney says the development of artificial intelligence is what keeps him up at night. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Sr Elizabeth recognised for exceptional contribution to Catholic education
Sr Elizabeth Dodds RSC has been recognised for her exceptional contribution to Catholic education, receiving the Brother Kelvin Canavan Catholic School Leadership Award at the Catholic Schools NSW education law symposium. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Seniors symbolise the ‘transmission of faith from age to age’
Ahead of the Third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly this Sunday, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life has renewed its invitation for Catholics to celebrate the event by attending Mass or visiting those who are alone. Source: Vatican News.
Catholic Women’s League turns houses into homes for homeless women
Upholding the dignity of women and promoting their participation in social and public life has been put into practice by the Catholic Women’s League Western Australia, writes Pauline Marlborough. Source: The eRecord.
US bishops warn against changing definition of brain death
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and a key Catholic bioethics group are both warning against a potential rewriting of US law to broaden the definition of brain death. Source: CNA.
Indonesia’s top court issues circular against interfaith marriage
Indonesia’s top court has issued a circular requesting courts not approve interfaith marriages, which contradicts the court’s 1986 ruling which makes interfaith marriages legal in the Muslim-majority nation. Source: UCA News.
Watching atomic-bomb thriller like witnessing history itself being split open
Oppenheimer is a biographical, political thriller about the co-creator of the atomic bomb, American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Source: Australian Catholics.