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Award-winning newspaper more than Standard
Hobart Archdiocese’s publication The Catholic Standard won the top award at the 2023 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards held last night in Perth.
Commbank chief says economy robust despite cost-of-living pressures
The Australian economy remains robust, despite the economic pressures and cost-of-living crisis, the CEO of Australia’s largest bank has told members of the Sydney Catholic Business Network. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
COVID loneliness lingers, especially among young, report finds
Young Australians are more connected than ever before, but loneliness and feelings of social isolation are on the rise. Source: SBS News.
Vinnies opens its biggest shop and it has ‘absolutely everything’
The biggest Vinnies shop in the country opens in Townsville tomorrow with a massive range of second-hand fashion, furniture and more. Source: Townsville Bulletin.
Discovery shines light on Church’s protection of Jews during Nazi persecution
Researchers have discovered new documentation that substantiates reports that Catholic convents and monasteries in Rome sheltered Jews during World War II, providing names of at least 3200 Jews whose identities have been corroborated by the city’s Jewish community. Source: NCR Online.
Sri Lankan cardinal wants international probe into Easter bombings
Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has called for an international probe into the 2019 Easter bombings after a UK-based broadcaster claimed the country’s worst-ever terror attack was an inside job by the government. Source: UCA News.
Big dreams, little keyboards in story of the world’s first smartphone
BlackBerry takes viewers back to the 1990s, offering a fictionalised story based on the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone. Source: Australian Catholics.
Pope calls for October to be dedicated to praying for peace in Ukraine
Insisting that there is “a need for more prayer, for conversion and an end to the conflict” in Ukraine, Pope Francis has invited Christians to dedicate October to praying for peace and reconciliation in the war-torn country. Source: Vatican News.
ACRATH pushes politicians for compensation scheme for modern slavery survivors
A delegation from Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) is this week embarking on its annual advocacy visit to Parliament House in Canberra.