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‘Daughter of Oceania’ appointed Caritas Internationalis VP
The chief executive of Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, Mena Antonio, has been appointed vice president of the world’s second-largest humanitarian organisation. Source: CathNews NZ.
Bishops urge Nigerian government to end security crisis
Nigeria’s bishops have called on the government to take urgent action to respond to the country’s deteriorating security situation, warning that “criminality has penetrated our national life”. Source: The Tablet.
Church supporting industry in troubled waters
The global fishing industry is facing new challenges – and the Church is working to raise awareness and advocate for those who make their living on the sea. Source: Crux.
St Vincent’s to shift half its services to at-home or online care by 2030
St Vincent’s, the country’s largest network of non-profit public and private hospitals, will shift half of all its services to at-home or online care by 2030, devoting hospital space to intensive care and emergency wards. Source: The Australian.
Australian Josephite honoured at Anti-Trafficking Awards
Sr Margaret Ng RSJ was honoured at the international Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards in Zambia for her work in fighting against human trafficking. Source: ACRATH and Sisters of Saint Joseph.
MP says conscience vote in Parliament would ban gambling ads
A ban on gambling advertising would pass Parliament with a conscience vote, according to a Labor MP in favour of tackling the issue as a matter of public health. Source: ABC News.
Festival of song celebrates Jubilee of Choirs
Musicians, choristers and parishioners from across Sydney celebrated the Jubilee of Choirs with a combined festival of song on the Solemnity of Christ the King. Source: Broken Bay News.
Rental crisis spreading from the cities to regional areas
Australia’s brutal rental crisis is spreading, with unaffordable areas moving from the cities to regional parts of the country. Source: News.com.au.
Sydney Centre for Evangelisation launches new podcast
Grace Abounds is a new podcast from the Sydney Centre for Evangelisation that shares interviews, testimonies and reflections revealing how God’s grace is actively transforming lives and communities in the Church. Source: The Catholic Weekly.