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Westpac sanctioned over sudden branch closure in Northern Territory
CatholicCare Northern Territory was on the frontline of managing the fallout of the sudden bank branch closure in the isolated Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek. Source: ABC News.
Spanish nuns excommunicated for crime of schism
The Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from the consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of Belorado for committing the crime of schism. Source: CNA.
Indonesian priest has Friendship tunnel vision
As Indonesia prepares to welcome Pope Francis in September, an Indonesian Vatican official hopes that while visiting a high-profile mosque, the Pope will walk through an underground tunnel connecting it to the Catholic cathedral across the street. Source: Crux.
Bethlehem University students facing ‘extraordinary’ difficulties
A Bethlehem University official has appealed for prayers and assistance, with the Israel-Hamas war causing “extraordinary” difficulties for its students. Source: Vatican News.
Independent MPs push to make housing a human right
Access to housing would be recognised as a human right, with the Commonwealth Government required to improve the country’s supply, under a new proposal put to Parliament. Source: Yahoo News.
Church ‘must place’ people with disabilities at centre of safeguarding efforts
To prevent abuse across the board, the Church must place people with disabilities at the centre of its safeguarding efforts and ministry, speakers said at an international safeguarding conference in Rome. Source: CNS.
Man arrested after acting suspiciously during Mass
Quick-thinking parishioners sought assistance after witnessing a man acting suspiciously during a Sunday evening Mass in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Townsville’s Catholic community welcomes new priest
Townsville’s newest priest, Fr William Brennan, says he has a love for preaching the Word of God. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Consultor to the Vatican to visit Australia
Myriam Wijlens, a Dutch theologian, ecumenist and consultor to several Vatican bodies, will visit Australia in August to deliver public lectures on the topic “The prophetic voice of the laity in the renewal of the Catholic Church”. Source: Catholic Outlook.