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Vigil held for Sri Lankan asylum-seeker facing imminent deportation
Brisbane parishioners last night held a last-minute prayer vigil in support of a Sri Lankan asylum-seeker who faces deportation as early as tomorrow, despite his wife and child having the right to remain in Australia under recent changes to immigration policy. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Mental health support not accessible as cost of living bites
Mental health support is not affordable or accessible at a time when Australians’ mental wellbeing is deteriorating under the weight of cost-of-living pressures, leading experts to warn the Albanese Government must act in the next Budget to save lives. Source: The Age.
Australia’s human rights record ‘embarrassing’
Australia’s human rights record has been criticised in a new report, which says while progress has been made, the country is failing to adequately support refugees, children and First Nations people. Source: SBS News.
Top Synod cardinal says Church could revisit ban on ordaining women
A newly named top adviser to Pope Francis and leading organiser of the Vatican’s Synod process says it might one day be possible to revisit Pope John Paul II’s prohibition on the ordination of women to the priesthood. Source: NCR Online.
Nashville bishop offers prayers for victims of school shooting
Leaders of the Nashville Diocese expressed sadness and shock over a school shooting at a Christian primary school in the Tennessee capital, while offering prayers for the victims, their families and the entire school community. Source: Crux.
Ethical AI respects human dignity: Pope Francis
Pope Francis said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning could be beneficial to society as long as they respect human dignity. Source: CNA.
Church responds as housing crisis grips Queensland
As Queensland’s housing crisis deepens, the Church and its agencies are playing a key, frontline role providing services and seeking new ways to accommodate the homeless. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Slavery survivor who became a campaigner wins Freedom Award
Modern slavery survivor Moe Turaga has been presented with a 2023 Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Award in recognition of his work as a survivor advocate. Source: Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network.
Advisers flesh out details of Indigenous Voice functions and limits
Australians will vote on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament with two pages of details from Anthony Albanese’s referendum working group about the advisory body’s functions, limits and how its members would be held to account and required to prove their heritage. Source: The Australian.