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Australia urged to sign UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
Catholic Religious Australia has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, calling for the Government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Government under pressure on plans to regulate AI
The Albanese Government is facing mounting pressure to confirm how it plans to regulate fast-growing artificial intelligence technology, with the Coalition critical of mixed messaging from Labor ministers about whether new laws are needed. Source: The Guardian.
Bishop Long joins Vietnamese Catholics in US for Holy Mother’s Day
Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv joined tens of thousands of Vietnamese Catholics for the 46th annual Holy Mother’s Day celebrations in Carthage, Missouri – one of the largest and longest-running Marian gatherings in the world. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Preparations underway for Adelaide Diocesan Synod
Ushering in a sense of confidence among all sectors of an increasingly diverse archdiocese will be one of the many positive outcomes of next year’s Adelaide Diocesan Synod, predicts Adelaide Archbishop Patrick O’Regan. Source: The Southern Cross.
Participants in Jesuit Bali workshop learn the ABCD
Jesuit Mission Australia recently hosted a six-day workshop in Bali with 47 Jesuits and lay collaborators from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Laos, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan, Spain, the Philippines and Australia.
Day of day of ‘gratitude and hope’ marks ministries’ 150 years in Qld
St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane was filled with prayer, praise and gratitude, as hundreds gathered to mark 150 years of Edmund Rice Ministries in Queensland. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope Leo welcomes prisoners on pilgrimage
Three inmates from Venice’s Santa Maria Maggiore Prison are among a group of pilgrims received by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
Bishops in Congo demand justice after another massacre
The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State last month at a Catholic church in which more than 40 people were killed or injured. Source: CNA.
Inspirational teacher inspired screen legend Richard Burton
“Mr Burton” is a biographical drama that concentrates on the early life of Welsh actor Richard Burton. Source: Australian Catholics.