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Archbishop’s warning on ACT’s euthanasia legislation
Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse has warned that the ACT’s proposed assisted suicide laws will not provide adequate protections to conscientious objectors, criticising the framework for undermining religious freedoms. Source: The Australian.
Review recognises importance of all school sectors in reform: Catholic Education
The National Catholic Education Commission says it looks forward to examining the details of the review into the National School Reform Agreement.
Voice question should have been split: Wyatt
Former Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt says the Voice referendum was too complicated and should have split out the question of recognition, as he called on National Cabinet to urgently focus on closing the gap. Source: The Age.
How, when and why the Order of Malta came to Australia
Knights Hospitaller were among the most revered Christian warriors in the Middle Ages. For a group of Australians, the call to knighthood – and the service it entails – is a present-day reality. Source: ACU.
Historian says Christianity’s seeds of failure and success are sown in every age
Historian Geoffrey Blainey discussed some of the themes in his bestselling book A Short History of Christianity at a Melbourne parish last week. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Russia bans Catholic Church in occupied Ukraine
Russia has banned the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and other Catholic ministries in occupied areas of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, according to the Church’s main communications office in Kyiv. Source: OSV News.
Christchurch’s bishop nominates preferred location for new cathedral
Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has signalled the preferred location for a new cathedral precinct to replace a former building that succumbed to the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. Source: RNZ.
Vigilance needed in fight against Vatican corruption: Pope
In a meeting with the Vatican’s Office of the Auditor General yesterday, Pope Francis urged staff to fight the “insidiousness of corruption” in the Holy See and Vatican City State. Source: Vatican News.
Suspect arrested after US priest killed in stabbing attack
A Catholic priest in Nebraska died on Sunday after being stabbed at a parish rectory. Police have identified a suspect. Source: CNA.