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‘Ugly’ gender ideology is the worst danger, Pope says
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
The gifts of men and women are “fruitful” together, and to erase the difference between men and women “is to erase humanity”, Pope Francis said. Source: OSV News.
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Five million Australians to benefit from boost to welfare payments
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
Recipients of the age and disability support pensions, carers and single parents are among the five million Australians who will receive boosts to their payments this month as indexation is applied to the benefits. Source: The Australian.
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Details of charges against retired bishop revealed
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
Details of charges against former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders were revealed on Friday, after the retired bishop failed in his bid to prevent their publication. Source: ABC News.
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Parts of ACT’s euthanasia bill to be rewritten
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
Officials have already been tasked with rewriting parts of the ACT’s proposed euthanasia laws, with the Government saying it intended to begin debating the bill in the first half of this year. Source: Canberra Times.
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Great Women of Faith exhibition pops up in Melbourne
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
An exhibition showcasing women of faith has opened at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne, with 24 pop art portraits by Cologne-based artist Barbara Skorupa. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
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In a world of go, go, go, volunteers learn to go slow
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
In a society always in a hurry, a team from Sydney Catholic Youth has spent time bridging the generational divide to learn more about the beauty of taking things slow. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Australian Catholic University training Nigerian lay ministers
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
The Australian Catholic University’s Centre for Liturgy is helping to train lay liturgical ministers of the Word in Nigeria. Source: UCA News.
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Pope makes emotional plea for ceasefire in Gaza
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
Pope Francis yesterday called for Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza”, repeating “Enough!” and “Stop!” from the window of the apostolic palace. Source: The Tablet.
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New telescope reshaping ideas about how universe began
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 March 2024
Orbiting the sun nearly 1.6 million kms from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope is reshaping the way scientists understand the universe and its origins, astronomers have told a Vatican-sponsored meeting. Source: CNS.