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Study reveals scale of child sexual abuse in religious settings
One in 250 Australians was sexually abused during childhood by a leader or other adult in a religious organisation, new research led by Australian Catholic University shows.
High price of land is hurting everyone
Ending the scourge of poverty, especially child poverty, needs to become the number-one priority for our nation, write Catholic Social Services Australia’s Peter Monaghan and Ron Johnson. Source: The Canberra Times.
Diocese farewells Bishop Kevin Manning
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to Bishop Kevin Manning, the second Bishop of Parramatta, during his Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Albanese doesn’t back truth and justice commission
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has endorsed telling the truth about historical and current Indigenous experiences of colonisation in Australia but stopped short of committing to establishing a commission to facilitate the process. Source: The Guardian.
Archbishop Fisher challenges Catholics to renew their parishes
In a gathering of faith and community, 500 Catholics packed the Liverpool Catholic Club for Sydney Archdiocese’s second Parish Renewal Conference, united in their quest to deepen their connection with the Holy Spirit. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
‘It’s wild’: The country school producing Olympians
As the gold medals keep coming for Australian athletes in Paris, one Catholic school in country Western Australia is proud of the reputation it’s building up – a school with a knack for producing Olympians. Source: ABC News.
Christchurch’s new cathedral to retain old name
Christchurch Bishop Michael Gielen has announced the name of the New Zealand city’s new Catholic cathedral. Source: RNZ.
Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025
While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches. Source: CNS.
Pope urges prayers for victims in Venezuela, Myanmar, and Middle East
Pope Francis yesterday urged prayers for those suffering due to political conflict, violence, and natural disasters, highlighting humanitarian crises in Venezuela, the Middle East, and Myanmar. Source: CNA.