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Syrian priest safe in Melbourne but haunted by loss and grief
Fr Zaher Mhanna, a Syrian priest now serving in Melbourne, knows first-hand how difficult life is for Christians in some parts of the Middle East. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
AI helps boost NAPLAN results in Brisbane Catholic schools
Brisbane Catholic Education schools involved in a pilot writing program using feedback from artificial intelligence software have seen NAPLAN results improve eight times faster than the state average. Source: The Australian.
Pope calls for peace, disarmament on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
The scars still borne by survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and still visible on the cities’ streets and buildings are a plea to pursue peace and disarmament, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Irish lay missionary kidnapped in Haiti
A longtime Irish lay missionary in Haiti has been kidnapped in what may be a targeted attack amid that nation’s long-running armed gang violence and instability. Source: Catholic Register.
Spanish court orders schismatic nuns to leave monastery
A Spanish court has ruled in favour of the Catholic Church in the eviction lawsuit against the former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado, ordering them to leave the monastery they are illegally occupying. Source: CNA.
Next World Youth Day will be first in non-Christian country
The next World Youth Day, scheduled for August 3-8, 2027, will mark a historic milestone for the Church: the first time the global gathering of Catholic youth will be held in a non-Christian country. Source: CNA.
Senior Vatican official to open education conference
Sr Nathalie Becquart XMCJ, the Vatican’s Undersecretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod, will bring a message of hope to an anticipated 1500 delegates at the 2025 Australian Catholic Education Conference, to be held in Cairns from August 20–22. Source: NCEC.
Government’s ‘inexplicable decision’ to cut funding to CatholicCare
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes will lose 41 per cent of its financial counselling and financial capability funding in the Far West and Orana region in New South Wales in what it describes as an “inexplicable decision by a federal Government department”.
Stop treating allied health like poor cousin of health system
Australia is charging ahead with digital health reforms but in its rush to modernise, one crucial group is being left behind: the allied health professionals, writes Katherine Bassett. Source: CHA.