Rockhampton Diocese has opened its first new secondary college in more than 20 years, with the blessing and opening of Catherine McAuley College in Mackay.
Criticising the obsession of trying to stay forever young in appearance, Pope Francis said people should not hide or try to get rid of their wrinkles. Source: Crux.
After 10 years of work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to people with disability and the elderly. Source: CNS.
A Catholic bishops’ commission has criticised a resolution before the European Parliament on the US Supreme Court’s possible overturning of Roe v Wade. Source: CNA.
A Tamil asylum-seeker family held in immigration detention for four years is heading back to Biloela in central Queensland, with well wishes coming from friends, supporters and Vinnies. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Territories Minister ‘really keen’ to lift ban
09-Jun-2022
New Territories Minister Kristy McBain is pushing for debate on lifting the ban on the ACT and the Northern Territory making their own euthanasia laws to “proceed as quickly as possible”. Source: Canberra Times
Why the Church backed a big minimum wage hike
09-Jun-2022
A significant increase in the national minimum wage will deliver economic and social benefits, a key adviser to the Catholic Church’s submission to the Fair Work Commission has told the Media Blog podcast. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Diocese boosts awareness of safe practices
09-Jun-2022
Parramatta Diocese is this week marking Safe Parishes Week to boost the awareness of safe practices within the Church in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Campion College, Australia’s only Catholic liberal arts college, has made a significant boost to its academic program with the establishment of an honours course.
Push to support under-65s with dementia
08-Jun-2022
Catholic aged and disability services organisation VMCH is working to create positive change for people living with younger onset dementia.
The “war” on charities is over, with the new Labor Government set to work toward “doubling” philanthropy within the decade and reforming “outdated” laws, according to Charities Minister Andrew Leigh. Source: Herald Sun.
Secondary school students lost a day of lessons every fortnight during the pandemic, as attendance rates dipped to the lowest level in five years. Source: The Australian.
Patriarch calls for end to corruption in Iraq
08-Jun-2022
Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Luis Raphael Sako has criticised Iraqi leaders’ inability to root out corruption and rid the country of discrimination against minorities, who are still treated like “second-class citizens”. Source: Crux.
Interest rate hike adds to cost-of-living strain
08-Jun-2022
The cost-of-living crunch will worsen before it eases, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, after surging inflation pushed the Reserve Bank into a higher-than-expected interest rate hike. Source: Canberra Times.
US cardinal to head new Vatican committee
08-Jun-2022
United States Cardinal Kevin Farrell will chair a new committee to oversee investments, the Vatican said yesterday. Source: CNA.
A senior palliative care doctor has warned that some terminally ill people will be afraid to enter palliative care in the wake of euthanasia laws across the country. Source: Eternity News.
A new chapter in the governance of Catholic schools in Parramatta has begun with the commissioning of the inaugural board of Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese Ltd on Pentecost Sunday. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Online prayer service among Refugee Week events
08-Jun-2022
Catholics across Australia are being invited to participate in a special Refugee Week prayer service that will be streamed online on the evening of Monday, June 20. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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