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Parents urged to consider how their vote will affect their child’s education
The National Catholic Education Commission is calling on Catholic school parents to consider how their vote in the May 3 federal election will impact their child’s education.Â
Pope’s condition remains stable, with slight improvementÂ
Pope Francis’ condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung infection, the Vatican press office said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Notre Dame researchers tackle energy poverty in remote communities
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame Australia are exploring solutions to energy poverty in remote Indigenous communities – a problem that sees some of Australia’s most vulnerable left without power in extreme heat for days on end.Â
More than 125 million people worldwide seeking protection
When international lawyer Gillian Triggs stepped up to the lectern to deliver the inaugural Kildare Ministries Crossing New Seas Oration, she brought with her decades of experience in human rights law and refugee protection. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Green light for housing project on Church land
A newly approved project to build 44 houses on Church land at Wakerley will help more Queenslanders find a place to call home. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Catholic statues unveiled at Buddhist Peace Park
Statues of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop and St Francis of Assisi have been unveiled at the interfaith Peace Park on the grounds of the Buddhist Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo. Source: Sandpiper.
John Paul II ‘became a sign of hope for all of us’
Ahead of today’s 20th anniversary of St John Paul II’s death, world leaders and thinkers gathered in Poznan, Poland, to discuss his legacy. Source: Catholic Review.
Don’t let technology replace human relationships: Pope
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is for the use of new technologies. Source: CNA.
Bahrain opens papal society for children
A Mass held in Bahrain’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia marked the launch of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Society in the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia. Source: Vatican News.