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ACU appoints Sydney vicar general to senior role
Sydney Archdiocese’s vicar general, Fr Gerald Gleeson, has been appointed as Australian Catholic University’s senior advisor of Catholic identity and mission.
ACU Senate reappoints Skrbis for second five-year term
Zlatko Skrbis has been appointed for a second five-year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of Australian Catholic University.
Australian Catholic University warned it faces losing its religious designation
High-profile Catholic lawyers have warned the Australian Catholic University it faces losing its religious designation if it fails to defend the faith as Church leaders split with university bosses in the fallout from an anti-abortion speech on campus. Source: SMH.
Blackfriars returns to Church after 140 years
A piece of Sydney Catholic history has returned after 140 years, with the Blackfriars site at Broadway once again under Catholic ownership. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Catholic Institute of Sydney launches three-year degree
The Catholic Institute of Sydney will be able to confer a new three-year degree – the Bachelor of Religious Sciences – from next year. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
ACU appoints new Deputy Vice-Chancellor
After an international recruitment process, Tania Broadley has been appointed Australian Catholic University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).
Archbishop Comensoli defends de Bruyn after ACU walkout
Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli and Cardinal-designate Mykola Bychok have defended retired trade unionist Joe de Bruyn’s right to uphold Catholic teaching in his speech to Australian Catholic University graduates last week. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
ACU to refund graduates after keynote speech sparks walkout
Australian Catholic University will refund graduation fees for hundreds of students who walked out of their ceremony in protest of a keynote speech that railed against abortion and gay marriage. Source: The Age.
Philosophy centre to explore our deepest and oldest questions
The University of Notre Dame Australia is launching its new Centre for the History of Philosophy, which promises to explore the deepest and oldest questions facing humanity.