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Pope’s personal theologian to lead Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Source: CNA.
CRA calls for legislation to end industry ‘greenwashing’
Catholic Religious Australia has lodged a submission to federal Parliament addressing “greenwashing” tactics employed by Australian industries that can mislead consumers attempting to consider a product’s environmental impact.
Indigenous scholars heading to Rome
Aboriginal women Raylene Pennay and Tyahn Bell are preparing to represent their mob during NAIDOC Week in Rome as recipients of the 2023 Australian Catholic University Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship.
Queensland Holocaust museum to open in partnership with Brisbane Archdiocese
Queensland’s first Holocaust museum, in the heart of Brisbane’s Catholic cathedral precinct, was officially unveiled on Friday. Source: Brisbane Archdiocese.
Our churches must serve peace, Russian Orthodox leader tells cardinal
The Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches should join efforts to promote peace before threats of a “major global armed conflict”, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Pope Francis’ envoy, who is on a peace mission to Moscow. Source: CNS.
Disgraced former cardinal ‘not competent’ to stand trial
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial in Massachusetts on charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, according to a prosecution expert. Source: OSV News.
African Christian leaders warn of new genocide risks in Sudan
Church leaders representing various denominations in Africa have called on the African Union, governments and regional bodies to take immediate action to stop a “repetition of genocide” in Sudan’s Darfur region and “other war crimes and crimes against humanity”. Source: Crux.
Allowing teens to access euthanasia would see standards ‘end up in the gutter’
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has warned a proposal being considered by the ACT Government to allow teens as young as 14 to access voluntary assisted dying could see euthanasia become available to “anyone that wants it”. Source: The Australian.
Victoria backtracks on private schools payroll tax, lifting threshold to $15,000
Victoria’s highest-fee schools will face new payroll tax rules from next year, but the measure will raise $100 million less than expected after the Government backtracked from its original plan following fierce opposition. Source: The Age.