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Leaders rededicate USA as ‘one nation under God’
In a marathon ecumenical prayer and praise celebration ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary, top political figures gathered with faith leaders and several thousand Americans on Sunday to rededicate the country as “one nation under God”. Source: EWTN News.
Martyrs’ Day postponed over Ebola concerns
Uganda has postponed its annual Martyrs’ Day commemorations, set for June 3, due to Ebola concerns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Source: Vatican News.
Two feared dead in bombing of Central Papua church
At least two civilians were feared dead and two others injured after an aerial bombing at a Catholic church compound in Indonesia’s Central Papua province triggered panic among parishioners. Source: UCA News.
AI study group set up ahead of encyclical
Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence as he prepares to release his first encyclical. Source: NCR Online.
Liberals seek to legally define biological sex
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has pledged to rewrite the Sex Discrimination Act to enshrine a definition of biological sex, after the Federal Court doubled the damages paid to a transgender woman in a landmark case. Source: SMH.
Step up and do some good in National Volunteer Week
This National Volunteer Week, the St Vincent de Paul Society is celebrating the extraordinary contribution of its tens of thousands of volunteers while also highlighting a growing challenge – its volunteer numbers are declining and the average age is rising.
Tributes paid to Catholic education leader
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has paid tribute to Sally Towns, the long-serving Catholic education leader who died on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s masterpiece
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has launched Sistine Chapel: Revelations, a major immersive exhibition bringing the Vatican masterpiece to the forecourt of Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
ACU scholarship honours theologian’s legacy
Australian Catholic University’s first philanthropically funded PhD scholarship will honour the legacy of professor and priest Fr Anthony Kelly CSsR and help shape the future of theological scholarship in Australia for the next decade.