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Health care group serves hotel-style room serviceÂ
St John of God Health Care is the first private health group to introduce room service catering as a nationwide model.
Pope tells G20 leaders that ending world hunger should be their top priority
Pope Francis has called attention to the scandal of world hunger, worsened by armed conflicts and the huge amounts of money spent on weapons rather than helping to feed three billion people without access to food or adequate nutrition. Source: Vatican News.
UN body calls called for immediate release of Lai
Catholic entrepreneur Jimmy Lai is being held in prison in Hong Kong unlawfully, a United Nations body ruled last week, just days before his trial under the city’s draconian National Security Law is due to resume. Source: The Tablet.
Vatican decision transforms Indigenous expressions into ‘liturgy of the Church’
The Vatican has approved a series of liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Source: CNA.
Pope urges the Church, governments and organisations to help the poor
On the World Day of the Poor yesterday, Pope Francis called on Christians to practice a faith that inspires action, urging the Church, governments and organisations to assist the poor and marginalised. Source: CNS.
Coalition demands dozens of changes to $5.6 billion health care bill
Labor is facing a raft of changes to its $5.6 billion aged care bill in the final sitting fortnight of the year. Source: The Australian.
Woman who backed out of euthanasia a ‘beacon of hope’Â
The story of a Dutch woman who changed her mind about being euthanised moments before she was due to have a lethal injection is a “beacon of hope”, says Sydney psychiatrist and palliative care researcher David Kissane. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Good things come in the threes
Toowoomba Bishop Ken Howell ordained three men – Sang Duc Bui, BJ Perrett and Sean Woods – to the transitional diaconate at a Mass at Holy Spirit Chapel, Banyo in Brisbane on Friday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
College celebrates its past while looking to the future
St Paul’s Catholic College, Manly, celebrated its 95th anniversary on Friday but the school has its eyes on the future as it prepares to welcome girls and its first female principal in 2025. Source: Catholic Schools Broken Bay.