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Lecture series to focus on future of priesthood
Conversations around the role, function, and future of the ministerial priesthood in Australia will be at the centre of a new lecture series honouring the founding president of the Manly Union. Source: ACU.
Religious order stripped of authority over unauthorised exorcisms
A Christchurch-based order has had its authority removed and its priests stripped of their religious faculties, after a Vatican investigation into allegations of unauthorised exorcisms and spiritual and psychological abuse. Source: NZ Herald.
Sri Lankan court tells former president to pay compensation to bombing victims
The top court in Sri Lanka has ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attack by August 30 or face legal action. Source: UCA News.
Vatican permits devotion to alleged Marian apparition
Applying its new norms intended to quicken rulings on alleged supernatural phenomena, the Vatican’s doctrinal office has permitted devotion associated with alleged Marian apparitions in southern Italy. Source: OSV News.
Bishop ‘served the Lord and his Church with courage, creativity and fidelity’
Bishop Emeritus Kevin Manning, the second Bishop of Parramatta, died yesterday, aged 90. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Coalition calls for end of stalemate on religious discrimination lawsÂ
The Coalition has called on Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to end a stalemate over Labor’s draft religious discrimination laws and to redraft the legislation with feedback from faith groups. Source: The Australian.
Labor minister warns democracy under threat
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has warned that democracy in Australia and overseas is under threat due to populism, misinformation, disinformation and foreign interference. Source: ABC News.
Parramatta Diocese announces its newest parish
St Luke’s, Marsden Park, will be formally recognised as the newest parish of the Parramatta Diocese on January 1, 2025. Source: Catholic Outlook.Â
Conference to consider future of mission-led healthcare
Artificial intelligence expert Joel Pearson, motivational speaker and London bombing survivor Gill Hicks and health economist Stephen Duckett will speak at Catholic Health Australia’s annual conference next month.