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Senate inquiry sounded alarm on ‘calculated denial’ of services
A Senate inquiry into the delayed aged care scheme has sounded the alarm on the potentially fatal consequences of what it has labelled a “calculated denial” of services, as more than 200,000 elderly Australians remain on waiting lists. Source: The Guardian.
Priests at retreat rediscover ‘quiet joy’ of their vocation
The 32 priests and deacons of the Bunbury Diocese gathered for their annual retreat at St John of God Retreat Centre, Safety Bay, in Western Australia.
Bishop condemns deadly attack on Manchester synagogue
The local Catholic bishop has condemned a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur yesterday, in which two people were killed, calling for solidarity and prayer with the Jewish community. Source: CNA.
Good-natured redemption story filled with optimism and humour
In “Kangaroo”, a disgraced TV host and a young Indigenous girl work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned joeys in a remote Outback community. Source: Australian Catholics.
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CathNews will not be published on Monday, October 6, due to public holidays in New South Wales, ACT, South Australia and Queensland.
NT Government to draft voluntary assisted dying bill
Voluntary assisted dying laws will be introduced to the Northern Territory Parliament, with the Country Liberal Government confirming yesterday it will move ahead with drafting a bill. Source: NT News.
We must all care for our common home: Pope
People of faith cannot love God while despising his creatures, and people cannot call themselves Christians without caring for everything fragile and wounded, including the earth, Pope Leo XIV told climate activists and political and religious leaders yesterday. Source: CNS.
Bishop will be remembered as ‘dedicated servant of the Church’
Bishop Peter Stasiuk CSsR, Bishop Emeritus of the Melbourne Eparchy of Sts Peter and Paul for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, was farewelled at a funeral liturgy in Melbourne yesterday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Butler under fire over plans to cut spending
Health Minister Mark Butler’s plans to rein in spending on the $220 billion care sector are coming under attack, as state premiers take Labor to task over hospital funding and disability reform. Source: The Age.