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Wagga Wagga Diocese gets new head of education
Bishop Mark Edwards OMI has appointed Sandra Harvey as the new executive director of Catholic Education Diocese of Wagga Wagga.
Bright future on the horizon for homeless young parents
A new facility designed to provide safe housing and support for young parents, and their babies, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has opened in Perth. Source: St John of God Health Care.
British Cardinal says King’s visit to Holy See ‘healed an ancient wound’
British Cardinal Vincent Nichols has expressed his thanks for King Charles III’s recognition of “the importance of faith in God in our shared quest for a true and compassionate human community”. Source: The Tablet.
Harvesting olives in Jerusalem ‘a form of prayer and reverence’
In October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus spent the last night before being taken up the other side of the valley into Jerusalem to be crucified. Source: NCR Online.
Gothic classic returns as a monstrously beautiful melodrama
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro takes on a Gothic classic, bringing a new version of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” to the screen. Source: Australian Catholics.
Parliament House summit brings together Church, providers and government
Catholic Social Services Australia convened its annual Parliamentary Advocacy Summit this week at Parliament House, Canberra, bringing together more than 50 social service sector representatives, faith leaders and parliamentarians to address critical challenges facing Australia.
Church does not tolerate antisemitism and fights against it: Pope
The Catholic Church does not tolerate antisemitism and fights against it, “on the basis of the Gospel itself”, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: Crux.
Labor looks to super funds to help fund huge growth in demand
Labor is moving to encourage superannuation funds to invest in the aged care sector to help fund huge growth in demand for services due to an ageing population. Source: The Australian.
Sister elected to key Benedictine role
Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler was elected president of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania during its biennial gathering in Vietnam earlier this month. Source: Sisters of the Good Samaritan.