The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council has called on the Morrison Government to put consideration of the Fair Work Bill on hold until a report on related legislation has been tabled in June this year.
With concern growing over more infectious strains of COVID-19 in Australia and breaches in hotel quarantine, Australian Catholic University expert Roger Lord says a national approach to hotel quarantine must be considered.
Less than three weeks from Pope Francis’ highly anticipated trip, the Iraqi Government has announced new COVID-19 restrictions, which includes the closure of all houses of worship until the last day of his March 5-8 visit. Source: Crux.
Catholics join Myanmar protests
16-Feb-2021
Catholic religious, priests and lay people joined anti-coup protests on Sunday in Buddhist-majority Myanmar following the country’s February 1 coup. Source: UCA News.
Kindred spirits brought together by Holy Spirit
16-Feb-2021
A bedroom in an Adelaide aged care home might seem an unlikely place for a discussion on the future of the Church in Australia, but for Milton Howard it is a case of the Holy Spirit at work. Source: The Southern Cross.
Emotions flow during anniversary of apology
16-Feb-2021
Emotional tributes have been shared in federal Parliament 13 years on from the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. Source: SBS News.
A group of Spanish lawyers has launched petitions and lawsuits to prevent the removal of crosses by local officials after claims that Christian symbols are linked to the country’s former dictatorship. Source: CNS.
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the launch of a nationwide coalition of providers to advocate for better aged care standards and funding.
Lenten program to ‘probe the mystery of faith’
16-Feb-2021
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has developed a Lenten program based on his top pastoral priorities to bring the communities of the diocese together to prepare for Easter. Source: Broken Bay News.
Economists build case for more social housing
15-Feb-2021
Australia’s leading economists believe governments don’t spend enough time on housing policy and it is costing the nation money as well as widening the inequality gap. Source: The Guardian.
Ireland’s bishops say proposed euthanasia legislation would encourage suicide and weaken protections against the “non-consensual killing” of at-risk people. Source: Crux.
Government considers one welfare payment for all
15-Feb-2021
Welfare payments could be streamlined into a single payment for unemployed Australians receiving up to a dozen other supplements or subsidies under a proposal being considered by the Morrison Government. Source: The Australian.
Uncertainty over potential COVID vaccine choice
15-Feb-2021
Some faith leaders are telling parishioners they can request which COVID-19 vaccine they receive, but the Commonwealth Government is saying most people won’t have a choice. Source: The Age.
Mass dispensation lifted in Sydney Archdiocese
15-Feb-2021
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has again lifted the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for the Sydney Archdiocese as COVID-19 restrictions eased in New South Wales. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Experience Lent with love: Pope
15-Feb-2021
Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to practise charity during Lent this year by caring for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Source: CNA.
“Made for Heaven” was the theme for a five-day Immaculata Mission School in Tasmania’s Huon Valley attended by 180 young people and families from across Australia. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
International charity Aid to the Church in Need said it found “very plausible” the claim that its founder, the late Fr Werenfried van Straaten, had sexually assaulted a former employee in the 1970s. Source: NCR Online.
Cash injection to upgrade NSW Catholic schools
15-Feb-2021
Catholic Schools NSW will spend $173 million to upgrade 36 of its schools, most of them in Sydney’s southwest and northwest. Source: The Daily Telegraph.
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