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City and outback voices to be heard at international meeting
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has named the two parish priests selected to attend a global gathering of 300 priests at the Vatican. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Catholics say discrimination reform backed by Greens ‘dangerous’
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and the National Catholic Education Commission have raised concerns about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to work with the Greens on religious discrimination laws. Source: Herald Sun.
Pope writes meditations for Via Crucis at Colosseum
For the first time in his 11-year papacy, Pope Francis has chosen to write his own meditations for the Good Friday Way of the Cross service at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican has announced. Source: CNS.
Greens accuse Labor of ‘race to the bottom’ over detainees bill
People who refuse to return to their birth country because they fear persecution will be jailed for up to five years if they do not cooperate with moves to deport them under Labor’s accelerated plans to head off a wave of legal challenges to immigration detention. Source: The Age.
Caritas releases sobering update from partners in Gaza
Caritas Australia has shared an update from its partners in Gaza, with workers and the people they are helping describing sobering stories from the war-torn region.
Compass Catholic Community’s garden grows
Students at South Australia’s Compass Catholic Community are sprouting green thumbs, thanks to a successful community garden program. Source: The Southern Cross.
Baltimore archbishop calls for prayers after catastrophic bridge collapse
Baltimore Archbishop William Lori called for prayers after a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in that city, leading to a catastrophic collapse yesterday. Source: CNA.
Peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine ‘impossible’
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church says a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine is impossible while Russia denies the foundations of international law. Source: Crux.
Syro-Malabar leader slams Indian government over rising elephant attacks
The head of the Syro-Malabar Church based in India’s southern Kerala has criticised the state government following the death of 14 people, including Christians, in wild animal attacks this year. Source: UCA News.