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Parents urged to make voices heard at NSW pornography inquiry
Parents are being urged to make their voices heard at a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into the damaging effects of pornography on the mental, emotional and physical health of children and young people. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Race is on to find foster carers
Sydney City2Surf’s infamous 2-kilometre incline will not keep foster carer Dave from his mission on Sunday, August 11. Source: MacKillop Family Services.
Cost of living and house prices see birthrate plummet
Sydney is leading the nation’s baby drought as cost-of-living pressure and out-of-reach house prices dampen the desire of young couples to start or expand their families. Source: The Australian.
Cost of living pressures stopping young people having children
Australia has not been at population replacement levels since the 1970s, but new research shows more than half of young people are putting off having children. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Ahead of British elections, bishop calls for more support for families
A leading Catholic bishop in England says “the single most important factor in a child’s flourishing is the stable relationship of their parents”. Source: Crux.
Extra funding for Queensland school parent body
Catholic School Parents Queensland has welcomed the announcement of an additional $100,000 funding from the Queensland Government to enhance their work with families in Catholic schools.
Human life is a gift, not a problem: Pope Francis
Blind, unbridled consumerism and selfishness – not the number of people on the planet having children – are the root causes of the world’s problems, Pope Francis said. Source: CNS.
Dedicated early education plan to help under-5s
Australia will for the first time have a dedicated strategy for children aged up to five years, in a step towards achieving universal access to early childhood education and care. Source: The Australian.
A mother’s love: generations gather for inaugural conference
Mothers, grandmothers, religious and clergy gathered in Melbourne for the first Mothers Who Pray for Their Children conference in Australia. Source: Melbourne Catholic.