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Health

Hospitals seek right to boycott big insurers from funding talks

Not-for-profit hospital operators want to overhaul how they negotiate funding deals with health insurers, as private hospitals fight to ensure their survival. Source: Australian Financial Review.

Religious Freedom

Liberal senator warns against making religious freedom a ‘partisan issue’

Queensland Liberal senator Paul Scarr says the religious freedom debate in Australia is more than just a political issue. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Research Vocations

Survey shows fostering vocations is a ‘long game’

Sydney’s younger priests are likely to have come from families where daily Mass, nightly praying of the Rosary, and reading the lives of the saints were common, a recent survey has confirmed. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

Charity Housing

Hobart City Council backs Vinnies social housing development

Hobart City Council is now backing a St Vincent de Paul Society social housing development for vulnerable older women, after the charity slashed its assessment of how much extra traffic the building would generate. Source: ABC News.

Gambling

‘Murphy’s law’ gambling ad ban to be rejected in favour of caps

Gambling advertisements will remain on TV for years to come after the Albanese Government shunned a high-profile campaign for a blanket ban. Source: The Age.

Youth

Young Christian leaders aim for a more just society

Australian Young Christian Workers and Young Christian Students held their annual national conference at the Edmund Rice Retreat and Conference Centre in Sydney with the theme “Lead, Develop and Outreach”.

Interfaith Sport

Five religions celebrate fraternity at Paris Olympics

The square in front of Notre Dame Cathedral was bathed in sunshine on Sunday as representatives of the five major religions involved in the Paris Olympic Games met. Source: Catholic Star Herald.

United Kingdom

Violence threatens social values: UK bishops say

Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom are praying for peace amid rioting sparked by the tragic stabbing of several children at a dance class last week, saying “such violence threatens the values of our society”. Source: National Catholic Register.

Pope Francis

Reading literature can enrich the Christian life: Pope

In a new letter released on Sunday, Pope Francis touts the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian believers. Source: CNA.