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Government hoses down push to axe tax breaks for private school donations
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Tax deductions for donations to school building funds are set to stay in place after a backlash from Catholic and independent schools. Source: The Australian.
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World Day for Grandparents and Elderly to highlight loneliness
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
“Do not cast me off in my old age” is the theme Pope Francis has chosen for the fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the Vatican has announced. Source: CNA.
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Czech theologian says concept of the Church should be broadened
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Czech theologian, philosopher and priest Msgr Tomáš Halík says we need to broaden the concept of Church and to provide spaces for people to ask questions. Source: Catholic Outlook.
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Albanese says no plan to touch aged care asset test for family home
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Government is not considering any change to the treatment of the family home in the aged care asset test in order to help fund the sector. Source: ABC News.
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Campaign giving voice to young people with care experience
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Today, on World Care Day, MacKillop Family Services is encouraging people to deepen their understanding of children in out-of-home care and celebrate the outcomes they achieve despite a challenging start to their lives.
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Archbishop Shevchuk accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Russia’s war on Ukraine aims to “eliminate the existence of the whole nation”, warned the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Source: OSV News.
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Local bishops offer prayers for victims in Kansas City shooting
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Two local bishops offered prayers for victims after a shooting left one person dead and more than 20 people injured at the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade on Ash Wednesday. Source: NCR Online.
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Pope to spotlight women’s prison art exhibit
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
Pope Francis will go to Venice in April to visit a women’s prison where the Holy See has set up its pavilion for the Venice Biennale, a major international contemporary art exhibition. Source: The Catholic Sun.
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Chilling look at the banality of evil
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 16 February 2024
The Zone of Interest is an international historical drama that tells the story of the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp who lives with his wife and children in a house built next to the camp. Source: Australian Catholics.