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Everyone can be a good Samaritan: Pope
People need to take time to acknowledge the needs and suffering of those around them and be moved by love and compassion to offer others help, Pope Leo XIV says in his message for the World Day of the Sick. Source: CNS.
Hate speech and gun buyback laws pass Senate
Laws to ban hate groups and establish a national gun buyback scheme have passed the Senate after the Albanese Government struck separate deals with the Liberals and Greens to legislate its response to the Bondi Beach massacre. Source: The Guardian.
Governor-General affirms role of faith communities after Bondi attack
Governor-General Samantha Mostyn reached out to the nation’s faith groups, hosting a dinner on Monday for leaders of various religious traditions at her residence in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vinnies calls for reform of Capital Gains Tax
The St Vincent de Paul Society is urging the Albanese Government to reform the Capital Gains Tax discount to create a fairer, more equitable tax system and help address Australia’s housing crisis.
Queensland’s new Catholic education body installed
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has encouraged leaders of Queensland’s new peak Catholic education body to keep the young people in their care at the centre of their policy and procedures. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Make a splash on The Long Walk for Water
Caritas Australia is calling on individuals, schools, parishes and community groups across the country to sign up for The Long Walk for Water challenge ahead of Lent and walk in solidarity with the 703 million people worldwide who still live without safe drinking water.
Pope praises ‘precious contribution’ of catechists
The zeal to evangelise and announce the Gospel must be tempered with charity and respect for an individual’s conscience, Pope Leo XIV has told members of the Neocatechumenal Way. Source: OSV News.
Gunmen abduct more than 150 worshippers in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria on Sunday. Source: Crux.
Bishop denounces ‘excessive military’ presence in Papua
Church leaders in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Papua have criticised the “excessive military” presence in the region, calling it a flawed state policy to counter insurgency in the conflict-scarred territory. Source: UCA News.