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Foreign Aid Middle East

Caritas welcomes Government’s announcement of $15m in aid for Gaza

Caritas Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s announcement of an additional $15 million in funding to support those affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

HIgher Education

BBI ‘changes gear’ to join Sydney College of Divinity

Broken Bay Institute – The Australian Institute of Theological Education has joined the Sydney College of Divinity as a member institute.

Religious Freedom Western Australia

WA delays laws on religious schools’ employment practices

Laws barring religious schools in Western Australia from discriminating against gay teachers have been delayed and could be shelved in the wake of the Cook Government’s repealed Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act. Source: The West Australian. 

Science

Exploring the benefits and pitfalls of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence has exploded in popularity in the past 12 months, but some prominent thinkers are warning against its adoption on ethical grounds, the Assembly of Catholic Professionals in Brisbane heard last week. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Safeguarding Vatican

Pope lifts statute of limitations to allow Rupnik prosecution

In response to a complaint from his own anti-abuse panel about “serious problems” in the handling of a case involving Slovenian priest Fr Marko Rupnik, Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations in Church law which had previously barred a canonical prosecution. Source: Crux.

Martyrs

Vatican puts 35 Catholic ‘martyrs of Kandhamal’ in India on road to sainthood

The Church in India has welcomed the news that the Vatican will initiate the beatification process for the 35 Catholic martyrs of Kandhamal who were killed in the 2008 Christian persecution in the remote jungle district of the eastern Odisha state. Source: National Catholic Register.

Pope Francis United States

Pope offers prayers after mass shooting in US

After the “unspeakable tragedy” of the shooting rampage that left 18 people dead and another dozen injured in Lewiston, Maine, Pope Francis prayed that God would give the entire United States his “blessings of strength and peace”. Source: OSV News.

Middle East Prayer

Gaza priest says Christians in territory will unite with Pope in prayer

As Christians prepare to join in prayer today for peace in the Holy Land, a parish priest in Gaza says his parishioners appreciate Pope Francis’ closeness and his frequent phone calls of support. Source: Vatican News.

Synodality

Practice can vary but doctrine has to be the ‘same for everyone’

One difficulty of synodality lies in distinguishing pastoral practice – which can be adapted to different cultural circumstances – from Church doctrine, a Polish archbishop told a Synod on Synodality press briefing yesterday. Source: CNA.