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Social Services

CSSA says return of ‘ISIS brides’ an opportunity for reflection

As Australian women and children return from Syria this week, the moment presents an opportunity for a deeper reflection on how we live together as a society, says Catholic Social Services Australia chief executive Jerry Nockles.

Religious Orders

Echuca without Brigidines for first time in 140 years

For the first time in 140 years, the Victorian border town of Echuca is without a Brigidine Sister, with Sr Cecilia Merrigan’s transfer to Melbourne. Source: Sandpiper.

HIgher Education Mental Health

University program tackles stigma around mental health and addiction

The University of Notre Dame Australia is reshaping counselling education through a renewed, practice-led curriculum and a strong commitment to improving public understanding of complex issues such as mental health and addiction.

Antisemitism Royal Commission

Special envoy says antisemitism a ‘virus’ 

A high-profile witness has told a royal commission that antisemitism is a “virus” which has evolved over time, with aggressors on the far right and far left of politics. Source: ABC News.

Pope Leo XIV United States

Pope holds private meeting with Rubio at the Vatican

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican yesterday, amid ongoing tension between President Donald Trump and the Pope. Source: Catholic Review.

Germany Vatican

Vatican ‘hoping to avoid’ sanctions against German bishops

The Vatican Secretary of State said it would be premature to discuss sanctions against the German bishops for blessings of same-sex couples. Source: EWTN News.

Film Review

Aussie POWs tell their own stories in moving documentary

“Under the Bamboo Sky” is a tale of human connection, hope and resilience in the face of great tragedy, documenting Australian soldiers held prisoner by the Japanese in World War II. Source: Australian Catholics.

Aged Care Politics

States concerned aged care plans won’t fix bed block

Labor’s bid to woo states into supporting NDIS reforms has hit a hurdle, with jurisdictions saying the Commonwealth’s promise to build an extra 5000 aged care beds a year won’t address the bed block already choking their health systems. Source: The Australian.

Synod Vatican

Synod proposes new approach to ‘people of faith with same-sex attractions’

The Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod published the testimonies of two men in civil marriages with other men who describe from personal experience the tensions and wounds that have marked their lives of faith within the Church. Source: EWTN News.