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Minister: System not ready for ageing baby boomers
The ageing of the nation’s baby boomers could see demand for high-end aged care surge by as much as 9 per cent annually for the next two decades. Source: The Australian.
Negotiating the conflict between faith and the law
The conflict between ethics, directives and laws for health care workers has become an increasingly fraught issue. A conference this weekend looks at how to respond to rising intolerance of faith and ethics. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Catholics saved carbon by cutting out meat on Fridays
Researchers argue that if the Pope reinstated meatless Fridays across the global Church, it could mitigate millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. Source: The Tablet.
Timor-Leste villagers go with the flow
With the support of Jesuit Mission, a water project in Timor-Leste has transformed 15 rural villages by providing vulnerable people with access to clean and safe water.
Rising costs sees surge in credit card applications
The latest increase in interest rates will likely intensify the already surging number of applications for credit cards and personal loans, as more people struggle in the face of higher costs of living. Source: The Age.
Pope asks people to pray for ‘children who suffer’
During the month of November, Pope Francis is asking people to pray for children who are suffering because of poverty, war and exploitation. Source: CNS.
Church leaders call for inquiry after Seoul stampede
Catholic bishops in South Korea expressed sorrow and offered prayers for 154 people who died in a stampede during Halloween celebrations in Seoul. Source: UCA News.
Synod text calls for ‘Church capable of radical inclusion’
The Holy Spirit is at work in the latest document of the Synod on Synodality, presenters said at a press conference at the Vatican yesterday on the guiding text for the next stage of the Synod’s discussions. Source: CNA.
Prison chaplains are ‘eyes, ears and hands of Christ’
Bishop Tim Norton SVD has described prison chaplains as “the eyes, ears and hands of Christ in a contained world that has very limited signs of love and care”. Source: ACBC Media Blog.