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Partnership offers scholarships to Indigenous nurses
The University of Notre Dame Australia, in partnership with St John Western Australia, is offering its first scholarship to First Nations registered nurses to undertake a Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine Program. Source: The eRecord.
Vatican clarifies rules for transferred holy days of obligation
When a holy day of obligation falls on a Sunday and so is transferred to another day, the Catholic faithful are encouraged to attend Mass, but they are not obliged to do so, the Vatican says. Source: Catholic Review.
St Joseph the perfect model of listening to the Lord: Pope
St Joseph is the perfect model of listening to the Lord and quietly putting his word and plan into action, Pope Francis said. Source: CNS.
Bishop dismayed as violence in Congo escalates
The Bishop of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says he is dismayed at the scale of violence in his diocese as M23 rebels advanced into the town. Source: Crux.
AI can’t replace human intelligence ‘richness’: Vatican
A new Vatican document sounds the alarm against allowing artificial intelligence to be controlled by only a few powerful corporations and pleads for a “moral evaluation” of how and when AI is used. Source: NCR Online.
Catholics’ service recognised in Australia Day honours
A number of Catholics were honoured in this year’s Australia Day awards including former long-serving Liberal minister the late Kevin Andrews, who was posthumously made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Priest praises God for Middle East ceasefire
Brisbane-based Maronite priest Fr Fadi Salame’s community thanks God for bringing peace to the Middle East. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Civic values lower among social media news readers
People who believe climate change is a conspiracy get most of their information about news and current events from commercial and social media, according to a Monash University study. Source: The Guardian.
Cardinal Mykola to address social services conference
“Hope in Action” is the theme for the Catholic Social Services Australia National Conference, to be held in Sydney, March 19-20.