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Youth ministers and bishops walk together to evangelise
More than 70 bishops, youth ministry leaders and diocesan directors for evangelisation from across Australia gathered in North Sydney recently. Source: ACBC.
Ethics classes help students achieve better moral outcomes: research
Dedicated ethics education improves students’ moral reasoning and helps them want to do the right thing and it works from primary school right through to university, according to new research from Australian Catholic University.
Pope calls for shorter showers to care for water
Pope Leo XIV has released the “Pray with the Pope” video accompanying his prayer intention for the month of September 2026, which is “For the care of water.” Source: Vatican News.
New bishop ordained under Vatican-Beijing agreement
A Chinese bishop has been ordained to lead Datong diocese in the northern province of Shanxi, the latest episcopal consecration under the Vatican-Beijing agreement on the appointment of bishops. Source: UCANews/Fides.
Cardinal Ouellet wins defamation case
A judge has found sexual misconduct accusations against Quebec’s Cardinal Marc Ouellet to be unfounded and ordered his accuser to pay him $CA100,000 (about $A72,000). Source: The Catholic Register.
Churches consider urgent appeal to Treasurer over tax changes
Churches are considering an urgent submission to Jim Chalmers to shield charities from a potential loss in donations of $3 billion after proposed trust tax changes were kept in Treasury’s policy, despite indications Labor would consider a “carve-out”. Source: The Australian.
NAIDOC celebrates Indigenous teachers but sees challenges ahead
For Indigenous educators, this year’s NAIDOC Week theme of “50 Years of Deadly” is a celebration of the progress made in shaping the future of Australian education, while recognising the challenges that lie ahead. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Report finds renters ‘operating in a landlord’s market’
Australians are paying record-high rents across all the capital cities as low vacancy rates mean tenants are facing “a landlord’s market”. Source: ABC News.
Three dioceses come together to combat modern slavery
Anti-modern slavery advocate Jessa-Joy Royupa delivered a powerful address condemning the practice in Australia at a dinner hosted jointly by the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Justice and Peace Office and the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network. Source: Catholic Weekly.