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Couples ditch traditional values about family, work and marriage
High-priced housing and the cost of living are killing the desire of Australian couples to have children, as signs grow that traditional attitudes are rapidly breaking down. Source: The Age.
Catholic doctors’ conference will be a ‘Dantean progression’
“Truth and Integrity in Medicine” is the theme of this year’s Catholic Medical Association of Australia conference, to be held in Melbourne in October. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Columban receives Notre Dame’s inaugural interfaith dialogue award
Columban Father Patrick McInerney has been named the inaugural recipient of the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Interfaith Dialogue Award. Source: Columban eBulletin.
Catholic Care memorial service remembers lost loved ones
Catholic Care Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains partnered with White Lady Funerals to host a memorial service for almost 20 families and friends who have lost a loved one, including those lost to suicide. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Obedience an act of love, Pope tells members of religious orders
For members of religious orders, obedience is “an act of love” and a powerful witness to the world of how gestures of selflessness are needed to build true community, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
China restricts religious activity on social media
China has unveiled new rules restricting religious activity on social media, requiring permits to preach on WeChat, and banning the use of artificial intelligence to proselytise. Source: UCA News.
Fine portrait of the composer who wrote a masterpiece
In 1928 Paris, choreographer Ida Rubinstein commissions Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Music that becomes the universal masterpiece Bolero. Source: Australian Catholics.
Pope renews appeal for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
Pope Leo XIV said Palestinians in Gaza “continue to live in fear and survive in unacceptable conditions” as he renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and “full respect for humanitarian law”. Source: NCR Online.
Social services network welcomes Ley’s commitment to safety net
Catholic Social Services Australia responded with guarded optimism to Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia yesterday, which it said outlined a “principled approach” to fiscal management while maintaining support for vulnerable Australians.