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Catholic Press Association announces speakers for 2025 conference
The Australasian Catholic Press Association has revealed the speaker line-up for its 2025 conference, to be held in Canberra next month.
Catholic Historical Society creates YouTube channel
The history of the Catholic Church in Australia, with its heroines and heroes, saints and sinners, politics and art, is mostly recorded in often-inaccessible books. Now, it can be accessed on YouTube. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Two-state solution the only option, Vatican tells UN
The Vatican has reiterated that a two-state solution is the “only viable and equitable path toward a just and lasting peace” in the Holy Land. Source: Catholic Herald.
And the winner of the ‘Peter and Paul’ contest is …
Thank you to everyone who entered the “Peter and Paul” contest to win a copy of The Official Directory of the Catholic Church in Australia 2025-26.
Murder and mayhem combine again – or do they?
When Fall Is Coming is a French subtitled drama about a retiree whose hopes are thwarted by tragedy, but come alive again. Source: Australian Catholics.
Just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets on track to be met
Without changing the approach to Closing the Gap, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will continue to “pay the price”, Indigenous organisations say. Source: Canberra Times.
Christian schools welcome NT anti-discrimination bill
Northern Territory Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby yesterday introduced the Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill to Parliament, reinstating an exception for religious schools to hire on the basis of faith and removing the word “offence” from vilification protections. Source: NT News.
Albanese to push for child social media ban at UN
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will promote Australia’s social media ban for children at the UN General Assembly in September, where he will urge other countries to pursue similar measures to limit teenagers’ exposure to harmful online content. Source: The Australian.
NAPLAN participation rates in Catholic schools beat national average
This year’s NAPLAN results show that participation rates for Catholic schools have exceeded both state and national averages, demonstrating Catholic education’s strong commitment to assessment and ongoing support for students, Catholic Schools NSW says.