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Former Labor senator named new Anti-Slavery Commissioner
The Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network has welcomed the historic appointment of Chris Evans as Australia’s first national Anti-Slavery Commissioner.
Doubts raised over misinformation bill at Senate hearing
A reliance on fact-checkers to decide what is false on social media could stifle attempts to crack down on harmful content, a senior legal expert has warned. Source: Canberra Times.
The mortgage or the baby? Nation’s birth rate drops to all-time low
Australians hoping to start a family are delaying or giving up entirely as the cost of housing skyrockets, the Centre for Population has warned amid signs the nation’s birth rate has dropped to an all-time low. Source: The Age.
ACU study finds ‘what’s good for the planet is good for our brain’
Lack of green space and air pollution in neighbourhoods play a pivotal role in shaping cognitive health – the ability to think, learn and remember clearly over time – and can contribute to developing conditions like dementia, new Australian Catholic University research has found.
Future looking bright for Tasmanian youth ministry
Catholic youth ministry in Tasmania has taken great strides over the past 12 months, with more young people discerning a vocation to the priesthood or religious life, parish youth groups steadily growing, and the revival of university chaplaincy. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.Â
New website to cater for booming digital audience
Brisbane Archdiocese has launched a fresh new look for its website to cater for its booming digital audience and to reflect the changing face of the Church in Brisbane. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Chaldean archbishop hopes election of Trump will bring peace to Middle East
As a leading voice for Middle Eastern Christians, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, head of the Chaldean Eparchy of Erbil, has expressed hope that the election of a new US president would positively impact the efforts for peace in the region. Source: CNA.
Security in Singapore churches to be reviewed after priest stabbed during mass
A priest in Singapore was stabbed by a knife-wielding man during Mass on Saturday evening, prompting the local cardinal to reconsider security measures in churches. Source: Crux.
Pope appoints Italian Capuchin as papal preacher
Pope Francis appointed a new preacher of the papal household: a 53-year-old Italian Capuchin priest who discovered his vocation while reading a free copy of St Matthew’s Gospel on the subway. Source: NCR Online.