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Holiday program brings kids closer to God
Dozens of Brisbane school-aged kids were “powering up” with the Holy Trinity at a three-day Encounter Catholic Kids program at Twelve Apostles Church, Darra, last week. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Former Vatican auditor-general appeals sacking
The Vatican’s first auditor-general, Libero Milone, will head back to court today to appeal what he argues was a wrongful termination. Source: The Australian.
Seoul cathedral pitches camp in backyard to engage young members
The Seoul Archdiocese transformed the backyard of Myeongdong Cathedral into a campsite to engage with younger members of the Church in South Korea. Source: Vatican News.
Vatican bans visible tattoos, body piercings for St Peter’s Basilica workers
The Vatican has banned workers at St Peter’s Basilica from having visible tattoos or body piercings to maintain “decorum”. Source: Sight Magazine.
Child poverty report sounds alarm bells for Australia’s future
The St Vincent de Paul Society says Australia faces a mountain of future challenges, judging by a new report that finds one-in-six children already living in poverty but no official acceptance of a poverty line or any monitoring of poverty being conducted by government.
NSW Government unveils plan for social and affordable homes
The New South Wales Government will deliver 250 social and affordable homes at the Carriageworks precinct near Redfern station following a statewide audit of public land. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Creation God’s gift for humanity to steward, not prey upon: Pope
Being obedient to God’s commandment and spirit of love can radically change attitudes and actions to convert people from “predators” of natural resources to “tillers” of God’s great garden of planet Earth, Pope Francis says in his message for the 2024 the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Source: CNS.
More than 400,000 Germans left the Church in 2023
Just one day after the news that hundreds of thousands of Catholics left the Church in Germany in 2023, the Vatican met with representatives of the German Synodal Way to discuss the controversial plans for a permanent synodal council. Source: CNA.
Call for independent body to set insurance premium rises
Catholic Health Australia is calling for a fundamental overhaul of the way private health insurance premium rises are calculated and approved. Source: The Australian.