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NDIS review recommends major changes to scheme
National Disability Insurance Scheme access based on a medical diagnosis should end and eligibility should be determined instead by how a person’s disability affects their everyday life, a landmark review says. Source: The Australian.
Australia ‘punched well above its weight’ at Synod of Bishops
The Church in Australia played an outsized role in shaping the global consultation process for Pope Francis’ Synod of Bishops, writes Christopher White. Source: NCR Online.
Productivity Commission proposal ‘direct attack on faith communities’
The National Catholic Education Commission says the proposed reforms outlined by the Productivity Commission in its draft Future Foundations for Giving report are a “direct attack on faith communities”.
Melbourne farewells ‘radio priest’
Melbourne’s “radio priest”, Fr Gerard Dowling, was farewelled at a Requiem Mass held yesterday at St Patrick’s Cathedral — the same place he was ordained to the priesthood 65 years ago. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
ACN distributes 1.5 million prayer cards to promote peace in Holy Land
Aid to the Church in Need is distributing 1.5 million prayer cards dedicated to promoting peace in the Holy Land and the broader Middle East region.
Benedictine priest creates new record
A Benedictine priest from the New Norcia community in Western Australia has released an album of original piano-based music. Source: The eRecord.
Pope urges Syro-Malabar Catholics to resolve dispute by Christmas
Telling Syro-Malabar Catholics in India’s Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese that he does not want to see anyone excommunicated, Pope Francis pleaded with the priests and faithful to end their dispute over the way the Eucharist is celebrated. Source: OSV News.
Bishop prays for healing, consolation in wake of latest US mass shootings
The Archbishop of Las Vegas has offered his thoughts and prayers for the victims and survivors of a mass shooting at the University of Nevada on Wednesday. Source: Crux.
Maori student finds his identity in coming of age dramedy
In Uproar, a 17-year-old Maori student is forced to stand up for himself, his family and his future in this heart-warming story of identity. Source: Australian Catholics.