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Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia after 19 years in Indonesian prison
The remaining five members of the Bali Nine have returned to Australia after spending two decades in an Indonesian prison for their roles in a botched drug smuggling operation. Source: ABC News.
Catholic sector welcomes Labor’s ‘pragmatic decision’ in home aged care
Catholic Health Australia has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to support more flexible pricing to deliver high-quality aged care services in the home as part of the Support at Home program, which begins in July 2025.
Catholic Religious welcome Jubilee Year with a song
Catholic Religious Australia has captured the spirit of the Jubilee Year by releasing a song and music video, that expresses the wide range of ministries in which Religious women and men live and share the joy of the Gospel.
Women join Vatican council that implements Synod
For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, the committee that oversees implementation of the most recent Synod and prepares the next assembly. Source: Catholic Review.
Pope tells Corsican Catholics to maintain their strong religious traditions
Pope Francis yesterday visited the Mediterranean island of Corsica and encouraged the island’s Catholic majority to foster its traditional piety as secular culture grows in Europe. Source: CNA.
Indian Christians hail court decision on places of worship
Christian leaders have welcomed an order from India’s top court calling a halt to registering fresh cases challenging the ownership of worship places or ordering surveys to establish their character and identity. Source: UCA News.
Pope calls for end to death penalty and foreign debt
Pope Francis has called on all nations to end the death penalty, divert arms spending to a global fund to fight hunger, and cancel the debt of developing nations in order to usher in a new era of hope. Source: OSV News.
Appointment marks ‘exciting new era’ for Catholic Social Services
Following an extensive search process, Catholic Social Services Australia has appointed Jerry Nockles as its new executive director.
Senator wants hate speech bill expanded to protect places of worship
Liberal senator Paul Scarr has called for Labor’s hate speech bill to be expanded to create an offence of “urging or threatening” an attack on a place of worship, amid a surge in anti-Semitism. Source: The Australian.