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Greens call for end to ‘unconscionable’ deportation of migrants with disability
The Greens are pushing to scrap an “unconscionable” policy that means migrant families face deportation if a child in that family was born with a disability. Source: SBS News.
Gallagher takes swipe at Pocock over support for Calvary inquiry
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has taken a swipe at independent ACT Senator David Pocock for supporting the expansion of a federal parliamentary inquiry into a bill to compel an ACT Government inquiry into the takeover of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce. Source: Canberra Times.
Addressing the issue of ‘no fixed address’
As we mark Homelessness Week, we need to imagine the pain and isolation that are synonymous with not having a roof over our heads, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Australian Jesuits.
Cross the centrepiece for St Mary MacKillop feast day
A 2.7m high cross made from the floorboards of the first school established by Mary MacKillop in Penola was the centrepiece of the feast day Mass for Australia’s first saint at an Adelaide parish yesterday. Source: The Southern Cross.
Fr Sam goes viral on TikTok
Not too long ago, Fr Sam French deleted his social media accounts and ditched his iPhone. Today, he’s reaching more than one million young people a month with viral videos about the priesthood and the Catholic faith. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
From Wollongong to Glasgow: Vatican cycling team back on the road
The Vatican’s cycling team has again taken to competing in an international tournament, following its debut in Wollongong last year. Source: Vatican News.
Francis changes canon law on Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures
Pope Francis has changed canon law regarding the governance of Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures. Source: CNA.
Pope scrapped prepared speeches to ‘better communicate with young people’
Pope Francis said on Sunday he ditched speeches during his five-day trip to Portugal and spoke off-the-cuff not because he was tired or feeling unwell, but to better communicate with young people. Source: Sight Magazine.
Charities cannot carry this burden on their own: Vinnies
The theme for this year’s Homelessness Week, “It’s time to End Homelessness”, is a very real issue for the St Vincent de Paul Society’s members, volunteers and staff – and the people the charity assists.