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Synod members begin small-group discussions on ‘synodality’
The 364 members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and the 85 experts, facilitators and ecumenical delegates accompanying them began their work in earnest yesterday, meeting, sharing and praying in small groups. Source: OSV News.
Caritas Australia backs Pope’s ‘ecological vision’
Caritas Australia has welcomed Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum, To All People of Good Will on the Climate Crisis, which was released on Wednesday.
More than a third of young Australians experienced mental health disorder in past 12 months
Almost two in five Australians aged between 16 and 24 have experienced a mental disorder within the past 12 months, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source: The Guardian.
Catholic Education Wilcannia-Forbes names new director of education
Wilcannia-Forbes Bishop Columba Macbeth-Green OSPPE has announced the appointment of Paula Leadbitter as director of Catholic education in the diocese, who will take up the role in January.
Almost one million early votes cast in Voice referendum
Almost one million people have already voted in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, prompting questions as to whether Australia will know the result of the national poll on the night of October 14. Source: 9news.com.au.
Parramatta schools demonstrate Faith in Action
Catholic schools in Paramatta Diocese are working with many other local and global Church organisations to serve the wider community of Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Church in Brazil launches first national pastoral outreach to slums
The Church in Brazil has coordinated efforts to offer pastoral ministry to the 12 million families living in the country’s slums, known as favelas in Portuguese. Source: NCR Online.
Catholic educators in Cameroon survive school attack
A Catholic priest and three teachers in Cameroon’s troubled southwest region are recovering from bullet wounds after they were shot in what Church authorities say was a targeted attack on a Catholic primary school last week. Source: UCA News.
Film explores Iranian mother and daughter’s pursuit of freedom
In Shayda, an Iranian mother and her young daughter seek shelter in an Australian women’s refuge, looking for freedom from the domestic violence they have experienced. Source: Australian Catholics.