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Africa Foreign Aid

Catholic groups say US funding freeze worsening Africa’s humanitarian crises

United States President Donald Trump’s freeze on funds to help international organisations is affecting peace movements in Africa, according to experts. Source: Crux.

Gambling

Bishops join push to block legalised gambling in Thailand

Catholic bishops in Thailand have allied with opposition parties to ask the government to abandon a bill that aims to legalise gambling, reportedly to attract investment and bolster tourism. Source: UCA News.

United Kingdom

Catholics now outnumber Anglicans among Generation Z in UK

A new study has found that among members of Generation Z in the United Kingdom, Catholics now outnumber Anglicans 2 to 1. Source: CNA.

Election Politics

Leaders to formally launch their election campaigns on Sunday

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese will both formally launch their election campaigns with major events this Sunday, as Labor and the Coalition scramble to nail down their election pitch to voters before Easter. Source: The Age. 

Education

NSW Education boss questions necessity of non-government schools

The head of public schools in New South Wales has slighted his counterparts in the non-government sector by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools. Source: SMH.

Opinion

Celebrating 30 years of St John Paul II’s ‘The Gospel of Life’

Two significant anniversaries arrived for the Church and the world in recent weeks – the 20th anniversary of St John Paul II’s death and the 30th anniversary of his Evangelium Vitae encyclical, Anna Krohn writes. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Gambling

Under-age gamblers losing $18.4 million a year

Australians under the legal gambling age are losing a staggering $18.4 million a year to gambling. Source: SBS News.

Ecumenism Religious Life

Australian finds contentment in the contemplative life of a Taizé brother

Among the dedicated members of Taizé, an ecumenical monastic community in France’s Burgundy region, is Br Merric – an Australian who has spent nearly a decade immersed in the community’s life of prayer and work. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Arts HIgher Education

Poetry in motion: Entries open for Australia’s richest prize for a single poem

Entries are now open for Australia’s richest prize for a single poem, where Australia’s top and emerging poets compete for the $10,000 first prize. Source: ACU.