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PM under pressure to establish inquiry into mandatory detention
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face pressure at Labor’s national conference in Brisbane to establish a royal commission into the cost of Australia’s mandatory detention system. Source: The Australian.
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New book hopes to ‘awaken Generation Z or Alpha to the beauty of religious life’
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
How do you explain the vocation of religious life to young people in a secularised culture like Australia? A new book by Catholic Religious Australia and St Pauls Publications aims to assist.
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Putting people in the picture about homelessness
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
Centacare Evolve Housing in Tasmania will mark Homelessness Week with an intergenerational art project to challenge the stigma around people who access social and affordable housing. Source: The Mercury.
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Mobile phones banned in Sydney Catholic schools
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
Catholic students and teachers will get a much-needed reprieve from distracting digital devices, with a ban on mobile phones during school hours coming into effect across Sydney Catholic schools. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Take a minute to take the challenge
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
The Bread 4 Today prayer community is encouraging people to “reconnect with inner peace and embrace the stillness found in contemplation” by taking the “1 Silent Minute Challenge”. Source: Redemptorists.
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Calls for justice on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
There is still no accountability or justice for the August 4, 2020, port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, with the investigation obstructed by legal and political wrangling. Source: OSV News.
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Malaysian court rejects woman’s bid to return to Christianity
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 7 August 2023
The High Court of Malaysia has rejected a 57-year-old woman’s bid to return to Christianity, saying it has no power to interfere in cases concerning the renunciation of Islam. Source: UCA News.
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‘We have been called because we are loved,’ Pope tells 500,000 pilgrims
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
At Pope Francis’ first official World Youth Day event in Portugal, he told the 500,000 young people that their presence was no accident and that God has called each one by name. Source: CNA.
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NSW Parliament passes religious vilification bill
- By Rebecca Comini
- . 4 August 2023
Legislation making it illegal to publicly ridicule someone due to their religious beliefs has passed in the New South Wales Parliament. Source: Illawarra Mercury.