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Cashless gaming panel has ‘big job’ to do
The New South Wales cashless gaming trial will be overseen by a panel comprising police, gambling and health experts and industry representatives – including the leader of a key Catholic organisation. Source: Yahoo News.
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart celebrate work of mission office
“Go into the whole world and proclaim the Good News” was the theme of a thanksgiving Mass at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral for 25 years of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart’s Australian mission office. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Way to St James Cygnet pilgrimage gains international recognition
A Tasmanian pilgrimage has gained international recognition, with the Way to St James Cygnet being integrated with the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago’s register of international organisations. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Parents assured of long-term future for leading boys’ school
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools has assured parents of the long-term future of De La Salle College after it was purchased from the De La Salle Brothers. Source: Herald Sun.
Construction of $42m aged care home begins with ground-breaking ceremony
Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy yesterday blessed the start of construction on Mercy Haven, a $42 million aged care home facility in Rockhampton. Source: Mercy Connect.
Eleventh-century skeletons and remains of church found in Dublin excavation
An excavation in central Dublin has uncovered a burial site with more than 100 medieval skeletons and the remains of an 11th-century church, which archaeologists say sheds light on how late Viking-era Dublin became Christian. Source: The Tablet.
Boy who evaded security to embrace Pope now a seminarian
The little boy who managed to get past the crowd control barrier at World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in 2013 to hug Pope Francis is now a seminarian preparing for the priesthood. Source: CNA.
Bishop Howell installed as seventh Bishop of Toowoomba
Bishop Ken Howell was yesterday installed as the seventh Bishop of Toowoomba, inside a full St Patrick’s Cathedral in the Queensland diocese. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Burney says Voice needed to help close the gap
Just four Closing the Gap targets are on track and another four are going backwards, with Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney saying a Voice to Parliament is needed to help fix the problems. Source: The Guardian.