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Lay leaders re-affirm primacy of baptismal vocation
Lay leaders from thirty countries working with international lay apostolate movements have met in Rome to study the theme “Lay Mission and Vocation”. Source: Australian Cardijin Institute.
Pope canonises 14 new saints, including priests martyred in Syria
Pope Francis canonised 14 new saints yesterday, including Franciscan friars killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith and convert to Islam. Source: CNA.
Number of Catholics rises while number of baptisms, priests and religious falls
The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics. Source: OSV News.
Bishop urges Catholics not to split India’s Syro-Malabar Church
A Church official has cautioned Catholics in the largest archdiocese of India’s Syro-Malabar Church against breaking away and seeking to form a separate diocese. Source: UCA News.
Catholic health sector joins demands for seat at the table on insurance premium rises
Catholic Health Australia, private hospitals and medical device companies are ramping up pressure for reform to the way health insurance premiums are set amid ongoing warnings the sector continues to face unsustainable challenges. Source: The Australian.
Synod cannot reinvent the Catholic faith: Archbishop Fisher
We cannot “reinvent the Catholic faith” or “teach a different Catholicism in different countries”, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP said in an interview this week. Source: CNA.
Northern Territory Parliament lowers age of criminal responsibility to 10
Children as young as 10 could face jail with the Northern Territory Parliament last night passing controversial laws to lower the age of criminal responsibility. Source: SBS News.
Antisemitism envoy grateful for Catholic Schools’ stand against hate and bigotry
Catholic Schools NSW has jointly hosted a roundtable on antisemitism in education with Jillian Segal, Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia.
Philosophy centre to explore our deepest and oldest questions
The University of Notre Dame Australia is launching its new Centre for the History of Philosophy, which promises to explore the deepest and oldest questions facing humanity.