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Catholic providers meet to ‘strengthen our collective impact’
Catholic social service providers from across southeast New South Wales, Canberra, and Victoria met in Melbourne last week, strengthening connections across the sector. Source: CSSA.
Pope’s message on World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The theme of this year’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, marked yesterday, focused on a powerful promise from Scripture: “I will never forget you”. Source: NCR Online.
Scottish monks perform illicit consecration
A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a bishop on Saturday in spite of repeated warnings that doing so would constitute a schismatic act and a break from the Catholic Church. Source: EWTN News.
Pope appoints Holy See’s new permanent observer to the UN
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as the Holy See’s new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York. Source: OSV News.
Rate hike fear grows as nation adds 76,000 jobs in June
Expectations of an interest rate rise have jumped after new figures show the country added more than 76,000 jobs through June even though signs grew that the overall employment market is weakening. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Don’t extend VAD to people who can no longer consent to it
Extending voluntary assisted dying to people who can no longer consent to it is not compassion – it is a grave step and the evidence shows why, writes Brigid Meney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Biggest super funds hold $14.8 billion in gambling stocks
Australia’s 20 biggest superannuation funds have almost $15 billion invested in gambling-related companies, despite growing concern about the social harm caused by the industry. Source: SBS News.
University rises to the challenge of AI
As artificial intelligence transforms society, the most pressing challenge is ensuring that technology is guided by ethics, human dignity and the common good, according to experts at the launch of Australian Catholic University’s Human and Digital Futures initiative.
US education authority gives Catholic Schools Broken Bay top marks
A leading international educational authority has praised Catholic Schools Broken Bay for its healthy school culture and its direct effects on student learning.