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Socktober kicks off with the goal of raising funds for Mongolia’s poor
Catholic Mission’s annual Socktober initiative encourages students to take action on global issues like poverty and social justice through soccer.
Disaster avoided as plane crash-lands near Catholic primary school
A flight instructor and trainee have narrowly avoided disaster after their light plane crash-landed in Bossley Park in Sydney, steering clear of a nearby Catholic school and homes yesterday. Source:7News.com.au
Watchdog reports alarming rise in Christian persecution in Europe
A European watchdog has warned of serious anti-Christian violence in Europe and called on governments to protect converts from Islam in particular. Source: CNA.
Not even Cate Blanchett can save this mess
Based on the best-selling videogame, Borderlands is an action-adventure film that follows a ragtag team of misfits on a mission to save a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.
Coalition split over Senate motion on abortion
Coalition senators have split when voting on a divisive motion regarding abortion, with a Liberal moderate imploring fellow politicians to “mind the language that we use” because “this is not our playground”. Source: The Guardian.
Take politics out of religious discrimination reform
With Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirming he will not follow through on his election commitment to introduce a religious discrimination bill, is the reform effort to die with a whimper, asks Mark Fowler. Source: The Australian.
Geraldton holds its first Synod assembly
History is being made this week as people throughout the Geraldton Diocese in Western Australia gather for the diocese’s first Synod assembly.
Australia must take gendered violence ‘as seriously as it takes terrorism’
The enormous task of ending gendered violence in this generation has been laid bare in the first annual update on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children. Source: ABC News.
Immersion program aims to help deliver better Catholic education
An intensive three-day immersion program in Broken Bay Diocese has provided national and state Catholic education leaders the opportunity to see first-hand, innovative developments in student teaching and learning.