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Catholic groups press rich nations for climate justice
Catholic climate and environment groups from across the globe have called on rich nations to offer financial support to countries vulnerable to climate change during an ongoing climate conference in Bonn, Germany. Source: UCA News.
Anthropic follows Pope’s AI encyclical with warning
Two weeks after Pope Leo XIV published an encyclical warning artificial intelligence companies against constructing “a new Tower of Babel”, the multibillion-dollar AI company Anthropic is calling for a global pause or slowdown in development. Source: EWTN News.
Build your own Sagrada Família
To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group has announced a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world’s “most recognisable and ambitious” buildings. Source: NCR Online.
Religious leaders fear tax changes will cost charities $3bn
Religious leaders have directly appealed to Treasurer Jim Chalmers to change proposed tax laws on trusts because they fear charities and not-for-profit organisations will lose almost $3 billion in donations in the first five years of the new tax regime. Source: The Australian.
Pope delivers powerful pro-life message to Spanish Parliament
Pope Leo XIV delivered a comprehensive pro-life message yesterday in an address to members of the Spanish Parliament, urging lawmakers to defend the unborn and the migrant and to opt for peace over war through dialogue free of inflammatory rhetoric. Source: Crux.
Priest and former Tasmanian senator dies aged 80
Fr Michael Tate, a priest of Hobart Archdiocese and former Tasmanian senator, is being remembered as a compassionate and generous man. Source: ABC News.
Distance no barrier to safeguarding in geographically massive diocese
Bishop Columba McBeth-Green has acknowledged the challenges experienced across the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese to ensure that clergy, parishes and personnel maintain their commitment to safeguarding, following the recent safeguarding audit undertaken by Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd.
Corpus Christi procession ‘a public act of hope’
More than 5000 Catholics gathered in Melbourne on Sunday for the Corpus Christi procession, the annual public witness to faith that marks the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Connecting today’s refugees with stories rooted in scripture
On World Refugee Day, parishes and schools are encouraged to reflect on the many different stories of people displaced from their homes. Source: ACMRO.