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Vatican abuse commission shifting to ‘impact-focused’ direction
The new projects and developments at the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors represent “a major shift toward a more impact-focused direction”, said its president, Cardinal Sean O’Malley OFM Cap. Source: NCR Online.
Caritas Australia welcomes Government’s $6m commitment to Sudan
Caritas Australia has expressed gratitude for Australia’s commitment of $6 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to address the escalating conflict in Sudan.
New website and companion book answer the big questions
The National Centre for Evangelisation has launched a new website and a companion book to help answer the questions people commonly ask when they are considering becoming Catholic. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Catholic Mission conference ‘a transformative experience’
After three days of reflection, inspiration and dialogue on the future of mission, the Mission: One Heart Many Voices conference concluded on Friday. Source: Catholic Mission.
Rent assistance has no effect on housing affordability: Anglicare
An increase in Commonwealth rent assistance has been mooted as a Budget measure to ease the housing crisis for those on lower incomes, but Anglicare Australia has warned the payment is not “fit for purpose” and has no effect on affordability. Source: The Guardian.
Diocesan Pastoral Council setting goals for 2023
Adelaide’s new Diocesan Pastoral Council has begun the process of establishing the goals that it will work towards in 2023. Source: The Southern Cross.
Jesus calls us to set our sights on heaven: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set one’s course by reminding the faithful that Jesus is “our compass for reaching heaven”. Source: CNA.
Dallas bishop calls for end to violence after mass shooting
Dallas Bishop Edward Burns addressed the faithful of his diocese “with a heavy heart” on Saturday after at least eight people, including a child, were killed during a mass shooting that afternoon at a shopping centre in Allen, Texas. Source: OSV News.
Indonesian Catholics face sedition charge over ASEAN protest
Police in Indonesia’s Catholic-majority Flores Island summoned four Catholic villagers and local activists and accused them of sedition over a planned protest during the upcoming summit of Southeast Asian leaders. Source: UCA News.