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‘It’s wild’: The country school producing Olympians
As the gold medals keep coming for Australian athletes in Paris, one Catholic school in country Western Australia is proud of the reputation it’s building up – a school with a knack for producing Olympians. Source: ABC News.
Christchurch’s new cathedral to retain old name
Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has announced the name of the New Zealand city’s new Catholic cathedral. Source: RNZ.
Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025
While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches. Source: CNS.
Pope urges prayers for victims in Venezuela, Myanmar, and Middle East
Pope Francis yesterday urged prayers for those suffering due to political conflict, violence, and natural disasters, highlighting humanitarian crises in Venezuela, the Middle East, and Myanmar. Source: CNA.
Darwin bishop raises concerns about euthanasia in the Northern Territory
Darwin Bishop Charles Gauci has raised his concerns that doctors and nurses in the Northern Territory will be coerced into referring their terminal patients to euthanasia providers, following the release of a major report. Source: NT News.
Victorian Parliament to retain Lord’s Prayer
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has welcomed news that the Victorian Government has abandoned the idea of scrapping the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in the state’s Parliament.
Dominican Sisters ‘successfully embedding culture of safeguarding’
An audit report published today by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd has found that the Dominican Sisters of Eastern Australia and Solomon Islands (Dominican Sisters) continue to prioritise the safety of children and adults at risk.
Disaster averted after missile that struck Gaza church failed to detonate
A potentially devastating incident was narrowly averted when a missile failed to detonate upon impact on a hall attached to the Greek Orthodox Church of St Porphyrius in Gaza City. Source: Caritas Australia.
NSW parliamentary inquiry to examine impact of pornography on young people
New South Wales will be the first state to hold an inquiry on the impacts of pornography, especially on young people, as part of an inquiry announced today. Source: ABC News.