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‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Tech giants such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and abuse material on their platforms. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Pietà to get high-tech protection for Jubilee year
The Vatican is installing a set of nine, bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of one of its most famous works of art, Michelangelo’s marble Pietà sculpture in St Peter’s Basilica. Source: CNS
Chaldean bishops call for two-state solution in Holy Land
Wrapping up their annual Synod in Baghdad, the Chaldean bishops of Iraq expressed their deep concern over the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region, and reaffirmed a two-state solution as the only way for a lasting peace. Source: Vatican News.
Vatican envoy to UN says nuclear weapons ‘an existential threat’
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva has addressed a UN committee on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Source: Vatican News.
Faith leaders join call to reject Productivity Commission recommendation
Jewish and Islamic leaders have joined the Catholic Church in urging the Labor Government to reject a Productivity Commission recommendation they say could allow a government agency to appoint and remove religious leaders. Source: The Australian.
NSW to trial prefabricated modular homes to address housing crisis
Pre-built modular homes will be trialled in New South Wales to boost social housing, as research shows new home construction targets will not be met. Source: The Guardian.
Rethink urged on ‘outdated’ treatment of migrants with disabilities
An Albanese Government review into Australia’s treatment of migrants with disabilities and permanent health conditions has branded its approach outdated and called for an overhaul as desperate families face removal from the country. Source: The Age.
Sydney church welcomes St Charbel relic
It’s no easy feat for a parishioner to get their hands on a first-class relic at the request of their parish priest. But on St Charbel’s feast, anything is possible for St Luke’s Revesby’s Rita Torbay. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
On the road to ending slavery
Supporters of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) raised more than $10,000 for the charity at the annual Run Melbourne event on Sunday.