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Elder’s 40-year fight to bring home remains of Indigenous Australians
Kamilaroi elder Bob Weatherall has spent more than 40 years lobbying for the repatriation of remains of Indigenous Australians held in museums and universities. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Blanket ban on credit card gambling kicks in
Australians will no longer be allowed to use their credit cards to place bets online as federal regulators move to tighten industry rules to stamp out harms caused by gambling. Source: News.com.au.
New courses recognise importance of theological approaches to ecology
Catholic teachers and leaders can now attain a new certification in Catholic Social Ecology being offered by the Catholic Institute of Western Australia. Source: Caritas Australia.
Vatican to publish new document on papal primacy
The Vatican will publish a study document on papal primacy and ecumenism on Thursday that will contain proposals “for a renewed exercise of the bishop of Rome’s ministry of unity” recognised by all Christians. Source: CNA.
Ahead of British elections, bishop calls for more support for families
A leading Catholic bishop in England says “the single most important factor in a child’s flourishing is the stable relationship of their parents”. Source: Crux.
Centuries-old skeleton discovered in Jubilee construction dig in Rome
Workers in Rome have discovered a centuries-old skeleton during a construction dig near the Vatican for one of the building projects for the Church’s 2025 Jubilee. Source: National Catholic Register.
National study to probe reasons for drop in Mass attendance
The National Centre for Pastoral Research will soon commence a study of reported reasons why people who continue to affiliate as Catholics do not participate regularly in Sunday Mass. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Arresting tale of Sister appointed an AM
It might be unusual for a religious sister who has just been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), but one of Sr Jane Irene Keogh CSB’s fondest memories is of being arrested. Source: ABC News.
Qld Government look to avoid ‘fight with the churches’ before election
Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath is pushing to water down draft reforms to the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act, amid concern Labor does not want to be drawn into “a fight with the churches” before the state election. Source: The Guardian.