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Refugees

PM under pressure to establish inquiry into mandatory detention

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will face pressure at Labor’s national conference in Brisbane to establish a royal commission into the cost of Australia’s mandatory detention system. Source: The Australian.

Religious Orders

New book hopes to ‘awaken Generation Z or Alpha to the beauty of religious life’

How do you explain the vocation of religious life to young people in a secularised culture like Australia? A new book by Catholic Religious Australia and St Pauls Publications aims to assist.

Homelessness Housing

Putting people in the picture about homelessness

Centacare Evolve Housing in Tasmania will mark Homelessness Week with an intergenerational art project to challenge the stigma around people who access social and affordable housing. Source: The Mercury.

Education

Mobile phones banned in Sydney Catholic schools

Catholic students and teachers will get a much-needed reprieve from distracting digital devices, with a ban on mobile phones during school hours coming into effect across Sydney Catholic schools. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Prayer

Take a minute to take the challenge

The Bread 4 Today prayer community is encouraging people to “reconnect with inner peace and embrace the stillness found in contemplation” by taking the “1 Silent Minute Challenge”. Source: Redemptorists.

Middle East

Calls for justice on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion

There is still no accountability or justice for the August 4, 2020, port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, with the investigation obstructed by legal and political wrangling. Source: OSV News.

Southeast Asia

Malaysian court rejects woman’s bid to return to Christianity

The High Court of Malaysia has rejected a 57-year-old woman’s bid to return to Christianity, saying it has no power to interfere in cases concerning the renunciation of Islam. Source: UCA News.

World Youth Day

‘We have been called because we are loved,’ Pope tells 500,000 pilgrims

At Pope Francis’ first official World Youth Day event in Portugal, he told the 500,000 young people that their presence was no accident and that God has called each one by name. Source: CNA.

Religious Freedom

NSW Parliament passes religious vilification bill

Legislation making it illegal to publicly ridicule someone due to their religious beliefs has passed in the New South Wales Parliament. Source: Illawarra Mercury.