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Students give Albanese mixed reviews on social media ban
Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Anika Wells visited St John Paul II College in Canberra on Thursday, meeting students and teachers the day after Australia’s new national ban on social media for under-16s came into effect. Source: Catholic Voice.
States call for hospital funds to address ‘growing crisis’
The number of “effectively homeless” older Australians stranded in hospitals because they can’t get an aged care bed has surged by nearly a quarter, with one state Health Minister labelling the problem as a “national shame”. Source: Daily Telegraph.
Catholic sector and Treasury hold talks on housing crisis
Catholic Social Services Australia CEO Jerry Nockles has met with Ben Rimmer, Director-General of the Housing Group in the federal Department of Treasury, to advance critical discussions on addressing Australia’s housing and homelessness crisis.
Good Sams create Haven for survivors of family violence
Melbourne has a new place of healing, refuge and recovery for those escaping family violence with the blessing and official opening of the Good Samaritan Haven, following six years of planning, design and building. Source: The Good Oil.
Church plays ‘important role’ in fight against human trafficking
At a conference organised by the Institute of Anthropology of the Pontifical Gregorian University, experts have highlighted the urgent need for action against human trafficking on the 25th anniversary of the Palermo Protocol. Source: Vatican News.
Vinnies elves bring Christmas cheer to families doing it tough
A team of St Vincent de Paul members in Brisbane, along with their elves from the Vinnies Youth team, are helping to ease cost-of-living pressures on families by packing hundreds of hampers at St Patrick’s Church in Fortitude Valley. Source: Catholic Leader.
Pope encourages Christians to dig into archaeology
Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV said in a new Apostolic Letter, inviting the world’s bishops and others to encourage young people, lay people and priests to study archaeology. Source: OSV News.
Court cites papal documents in banning communist party
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has unanimously ruled that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP), founded in 2002, is incompatible with the nation’s 1997 constitution, citing papal encyclicals condemning communism. Source: CNA.
From shepherd boy to king, an animated re-telling for kids
From his mother’s songs to his clash with Goliath, David’s journey from humble shepherd to anointed king tests the limits of faith, courage and love – culminating in a battle for the soul of a kingdom. Source: Australian Catholics.