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Butler says leaders don’t need to apologise for COVID response
The leaders who oversaw Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response do not need to apologise to rebuild deeply eroded public trust, Health Minister Mark Butler said. Source: ABC News.
Confirmation should not be last time young people come to church: Pope
The Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of Confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Government urged to reverse decision on critical medicine
Catholic Health Australia is urging the Albanese Government to review its decision to remove fibrin sealants from the Prescribed List tomorrow, warning it could severely disrupt essential surgeries and increase costs.
ACU appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
After an international recruitment process, Tania Broadley has been appointed Australian Catholic University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).
New guidelines the Rite stuff for initiating adults into the Catholic faith
Perth Archdiocese has celebrated the launch of new guidelines for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Source: The eRecord.
Podcast host hopes listeners ‘fall in love’ with the Rosary
A new podcast about the Rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of the Marian devotion and draw them closer to Jesus and his mother, Mary, in the new year. Source: Catholic Spirit.
At least 95 people feared dead in Spanish floods
The Archbishop of Valencia expressed “grave concern” after torrential rains caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain, with at least 95 people feared dead, and many more missing. Source: NCR Online.
Church in Ukraine ‘has lost half of its parishes’ in areas occupied by Russia
More than two and a half years after the Russian invasion, the Church in Ukraine has lost more than half of the parishes in the occupied regions, says the new Greek Catholic bishop of the Donetsk exarchate. Source: CNA.
Texas nuns dismissed from religious life after feuds with bishop, Vatican
A group of Texas nuns has been dismissed from religious life and returned to the lay state after a lengthy feud with their bishop over the governance of their monastery. Source: National Catholic Register.