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Pope moves Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day
Pope Leo XIV has decided that the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day should be incorporated within the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family, and Life. Source: CNA.
Reading to pre-schoolers not the whole story, literary expert says
Parents should not feel guilty if they struggle to find time to read aloud to pre-schoolers because it won’t stop them from learning how to read, a literacy expert says. Source: The West Australian.
Children bear ‘heaviest toll’ in global conflicts, Vatican diplomat tells UN
Children are among those who bear “the heaviest toll” in the global rise of armed conflict and “the increasing acceptance of force as a means of resolving disputes,” a Vatican diplomat has told the United Nations. Source: OSV News.
ACU study finds parents need to screen their kids’ screen time
Children who spend excessive time on screens are at greater risk of developing mood and behaviour problems, new Australian Catholic University research has found.
Pope to publish document dedicated to children
Ending a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he would publish a papal document dedicated to children. Source: Catholic Review.
Pope tells world leaders to defend children’s rights
It is unacceptable that a child’s right to life and a dignified childhood should be sacrificed to “the idols” of power, profit, ideology and nationalistic self-interest, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Don’t buy from companies that exploit children: Pope
People and institutions can protect children by changing what they buy and what they invest in, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Pope to canonise Acutis and Frassati, host meeting on children’s rights
Pope Francis announced that he will canonise Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati next year and that the Vatican will host a world meeting on the rights of the child on February 3. Source: CNS.
Labor to launch national commission for Indigenous youth
A new national commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people will be launched in January. Source: Canberra Times.