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Dissenting MPs blast ACT’s ‘extreme’ euthanasia proposal
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
An ACT Legislative Assembly committee has recommended changes to a bill that would legalise voluntary euthanasia, to “more clearly define” who would be eligible for the scheme. Source: ABC News.
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ACAN advocacy wins bipartisan support for slavery survivors
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Advocates for the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network have won key amendments to Commonwealth legislation to give victim-survivors a voice in the national response to modern slavery.
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Listening a powerful antidote to clericalism: Synod participants
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
The first assembly of the Synod on Synodality demonstrated that an effective way to break the chains of clericalism and highlight the experience of women in the Church is to listen and pray together before discussing issues, say two Synod participants. Source: OSV News.
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Why social service delivery must switch from ‘choice to voice’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Public policy expert Mark Considine says Australia’s current approach to social service delivery is failing the people it is meant to support and protect. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
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New report says respect the key to ending domestic violence
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Is breaking the “man box” the key to ending domestic violence, asks Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Eureka Street.
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English soccer giant teams up with Adelaide Catholic school
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Liverpool Football Club has announced the expansion of its International Academy program to South Australia with the creation of a new partnership with Adelaide’s Xavier College. Source: The Southern Cross.
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Religious freedom ‘violated’ in one third of the world
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva has called for renewed international efforts to address the ongoing violations of human rights, including freedom of religion. Source: Vatican News.
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Priests protest Argentina government’s funding cuts for city slums
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Dozens of priests in Argentina have written a letter to protest President Javier Milei’s administration’s decision to cut funds for public works in the country’s poor neighbourhoods and slums. Source: Crux.
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Odd-couple tragicomic romance an uplifting affair
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 1 March 2024
Fallen Leaves is a subtitled Finnish-German film about two lonely people who meet by chance in a karaoke bar. Source: Australian Catholics.