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SSPX warned against committing ‘schismatic act’
The planned consecration of new bishops by the traditionalist Society of St Pius X would be considered “a schismatic act,” the head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said yesterday Source: OSV News.
US diocese fights Trump push to seize site for border wall
A New Mexico diocese is citing a breach of religious freedom protections as it pushes back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to seize land from a pilgrimage site to build a portion of a border wall. Source: Catholic Review.
Catholic archbishop in India condemns triple murder
A Catholic archbishop in India has condemned the killing of three Christians in Manipur, a state in the country’s far northeast. Source: Crux.
Treasurer unveils reform budget
Jim Chalmers has announced the most ambitious and politically risky tax changes since the Howard era as part of a federal budget that defies the economic threat of the Iran war to push Australia along the “hard road to reform”. Source: The Guardian.
Hits and misses in federal budget
Catholic organisations have praised aspects of the federal budget, welcoming foreign aid investment and measures that prioritise aged care, youth homelessness and end-of-life care, but raised concerns about NDIS reforms and missed opportunities to address family violence.
In a world full of madness ‘we need God and love’
Representatives of more than a dozen Christian denominations joined with members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference yesterday for an historic ecumenical worship service. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Denial of objective truth a threat to religion and science: Pope
Pope Leo XIV says the principal threat facing both religion and science is the denial of the existence of objective truth. Source: EWTN News.
Melkite bishop reflects on Church’s journey
Members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference gathered in Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel on Monday for a Mass celebrated in the Melkite tradition. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Government accused of ‘burying’ response to landmark gambling report
A long-awaited response to an inquiry calling for a ban on gambling advertising was tabled on budget day, prompting accusations that the Albanese Government is trying to bury the document. Source: ABC News.