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Meta blocks more than 500,000 accounts in social media ban
Meta has deactivated more than half a million accounts for teenagers across Facebook, Instagram and Threads as a result of Australia’s under-16s social media ban, the company has announced. Source: The Guardian.
Portrait of faith: Capturing the spirit of Archbishop Costelloe
Artist Paul Newton has unveiled his latest work – a portrait of Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB. Source: The Record.
God or rock ‘n’ roll? Fr Matutina chose both
Cranking electric guitar licks to accompany prayers during Sunday Mass in a remote outback church isn’t how most people envision their rock star dreams. Source: ABC News.
Pope Leo baptises 20 children of Vatican employees
Just as we wouldn’t leave newborns without clothes or food, we cannot leave them without faith and baptism, Pope Leo XIV told parents of children he baptised in Sistine Chapel on Sunday. Source: OSV News.
Canadian court to hear challenge over euthanasia at faith-based hospitals
In a case with implications for religious freedom, institutional autonomy, and health care access across Canada, a British Columbia Supreme Court trial will consider whether faith-based hospitals can be forced to provide euthanasia on site. Source: CNA.
Catholic podcast nears one billion downloads
The Catholic podcast The Bible in a Year is approaching an unprecedented milestone, with downloads nearing the one-billion mark worldwide. Source: The Catholic Herald.
‘One of Tasmania’s finest’ appointed Bishop of Ballarat
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has welcomed the appointment of Fr Mark William Freeman as the ninth Bishop of Ballarat, Victoria. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Pope Leo begins synodal journey with cardinals
Pope Leo XIV and members of his College of Cardinals have begun a synodal journey to grow in communion and discern “what the Lord is asking of us for the good of his people”. Source: CNS.
Royal commission will be ‘an impetus for change’
A royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack will be an impetus for change across the community, Australia’s chief envoy for antisemitism says. Source: Canberra Times.