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Religious Orders

The lesson Mother Teresa taught without saying a word

On her first visit to Australia in more than 50 years, the superior general of the Missionaries of Charity has recalled her earliest encounters with the order’s founder, St Teresa of Kolkata. Source: Catholic Voice.

Natural disasters Queensland

Community gathering to mark three years since FNQ cyclone

Almost three years after Cyclone Jasper, communities across the Barron Floodplain will celebrate the strength, ingenuity and relationships forged during one of Far North Queensland’s most significant natural disasters. Source: Centacare FNQ.

Artificial Intelligence

Cardinal concerned over states ‘going it alone’ on AI

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says he is concerned over states “going it alone” on artificial intelligence. Source: Vatican News.

Interfaith

Vatican calls for new approach to interreligious dialogue

Sixty years after the Second Vatican Council’s Nostra Aetate declaration, the Vatican is calling for a renewed approach to interreligious dialogue aimed at fostering peaceful coexistence without erasing religious differences. Source: EWTN News.

East Asia Middle East

Korean bishops oppose troop deployment to Strait of Hormuz

South Korea’s Catholic bishops have opposed a reported government plan to deploy troops and military assets to the Strait of Hormuz. Source: UCA News.

Immigration

Labor’s plan for reduced migration to be announced this week

The Albanese Government will reveal plans to cut migration levels before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to the United States on Friday. Source: 7News.

People Social Cohesion

Australia ‘a good country that has lost its way’ 

Australia’s future depends on rebuilding social trust, understanding our history and finding causes worth fighting for, according to former deputy prime minister John Anderson. Source: Melbourne Catholic.

Martyrs Vatican

Vatican records deaths of more than 1700 martyrs in 21st century 

A new Vatican commission has recorded the deaths of more than 1700 martyrs in the 21st century, including Christians from other denominations, with between 100 and 150 new names added this year. Source: Crux.

Poverty Social Services

CSSV welcomes decriminalisation of begging in Victoria

Catholic Social Services Victoria has welcomed the Victorian Parliament’s vote last week to decriminalise begging in the state.