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Date of Voice referendum to be announced next week
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce the date of the Voice to Parliament referendum in the crucial swing state of South Australia at the end of next week. Source: The Age.
‘Community of communities’ plan sees Jesuits return to Brisbane
The Jesuits are returning to Brisbane as part of a new “community of communities” approach to ministry. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Workers’ rights are human rights: Vinnies
The St Vincent de Paul Society is marking Social Justice Sunday this weekend with the launch of its new policy statement on secure work for all Australians.
Unique home for young people celebrates 13th birthday
Victoria’s only permanent residence for young people with a significant acquired brain injury has marked its 13th birthday. Source: VMCH.
Pakistan pays compensation to Christians who lost homes to Muslim mobs
Pakistani authorities on Monday handed out thousands of dollars to nearly 100 Christian families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Koran last week. Source: Crux.
Pope consoles grieving mother of World Youth Day pilgrim
Pope Francis broke down in tears while consoling the grieving mother of a 24-year-old Italian World Youth Day pilgrim who died on August 11, just a few days after the event. Source: The Tablet.
Texas bishop says nuns may have excommunicated themselves
A Texas bishop says a Carmelite prioress and nuns at a local monastery may have excommunicated themselves by publishing a statement challenging his authority and banning him from setting foot on monastery grounds. Source: CNA.
Pope updating Laudato Si’ to cover current issues
Pope Francis is writing a second part to his 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si’, he announced during an audience with European lawyers yesterday. Source: CNA.
Bishops’ ‘new engagement’ with First Nations people more important than ever: Vinnies
The St Vincent de Paul Society says the theme of the Australian bishops’ 2023–2024 Social Justice Statement – Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples – is more important than ever.