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Catholic religious promote Church conversation on LGBTQIA+ matters
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
Catholic Religious Australia is bringing British theologian and author Fr James Alison to Australia this month to promote conversation and outreach in the Church on matters concerning LGBTQIA+ people.
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‘Immense joy’ as Maronites in Goulburn-Canberra region get a spiritual home
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
In a ceremony infused with faith and reverence, the Our Lady of Mercy Maronite Church in Goulburn was officially opened on Saturday. Source: Maronite Eparchy.
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Shorten’s warning on sustainability of NDIS
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
States and territories are failing to deliver adequate support to school children with disabilities, with National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten declaring the Commonwealth did not have enough oversight of the federal funding delivered to jurisdictions for special needs education. Source: The Australian.
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Unborn children killed in crimes to be recognised in ‘Sophie’s Law’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
New laws that recognise unborn children who are killed as a result of criminal conduct have been passed in Queensland after close to a decade of campaigning. Source: The Courier-Mail.
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‘Doctor of the poor’ put faith into action: Pope
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
Christians are not called to merely notice and criticise the social, economic and political issues of the day, but, like Blessed José Gregorio Hernández, they must “get their hands dirty” and commit themselves to action, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
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Church leaders discuss synodal formation in Asia
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
Clergy, religious and lay leaders from across Asia have joined a consultation meeting in Thailand on synodal formation to achieve a synodal Church. Source: UCA News.
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Holy See urges nations to sign on to convention banning cluster munitions
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 14 September 2023
A Holy See delegation at a meeting of nations who are parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions has urged countries that have not yet done so to sign the treaty, which prohibits the “use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions”. Source: NCR Online.
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Call to expand free teaching courses to Catholic schools
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 13 September 2023
Victoria’s Catholic education body has called on the Andrews Government to expand its free teaching courses, arguing it will unfairly favour the state system and won’t fix the teacher shortage crisis. Source: Herald Sun.
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Poorer Australians paying ‘poverty premium’ amid cost-of-living crisis
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 13 September 2023
Australians on fixed or lower incomes are skipping meals and going without medicine, with new research revealing a “poverty premium” is being paid for essentials like petrol and groceries. Source: The New Daily.