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Scholarship winners celebrate NAIDOC Week in Rome
Two First Nations students in Rome as winners of the 2025 Francis Xavier Conaci Scholarship have shared their stories of family, culture and community at an event at the Australian Embassy to the Holy See. Source: Vatican News.
Message stick bears message of Christ’s healing and hope: Archbishop Comensoli
NAIDOC Week is being celebrated across Australia, and the Archdiocese of Melbourne is bookending the week that honours and celebrates the rich cultural heritage and contributions of First Nations peoples with a special Mass on each Sunday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
New map ‘will empower’ Indigenous ministries
Two new map layers are now available for each diocese and parish on the Australian Catholic Mapping Online 2021 Census maps, providing information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics and the birthplaces and languages of Australian Catholics. Source: National Centre for Pastoral Research.
Artificial intelligence technology a sight for sore eyes
Researchers have demonstrated how cutting-edge medical technology, including devices powered by artificial intelligence, can help to dramatically improve health outcomes in remote Indigenous communities. Source: UNDA.
Referendum defeat hasn’t stopped journey toward reconciliation
It has been a year since the Voice to Parliament referendum was defeated but the journey toward reconciliation and unity as a nation continues, writes National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council’s Craig Arthur.
Minister sends message to Opposition counterpart on anniversary of Voice defeat
Indigenous Affairs Minister Malarndirri McCarthy is urging Opposition counterpart Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to sit down with her one year after the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum and restart the reconciliation process. Source: The Australian.
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.
Caritas celebrates partnerships with First Nations communities
Caritas Australia has marked NAIDOC Week by celebrating its First Nations partners and the projects they support together in communities across Australia.
Paint and play: connecting with culture at NAIDOC netball day
Six Catholic schools across the New South Wales Hunter region have come together to paint totems and play netball to recognise NAIDOC week. Source: mnnews.today.