In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, Fr Frank Brennan SJ says a spotlight is shining on “the appalling statistics of Aboriginal deaths in custody” in Australia. Source: Crux.
With nine sites across three Melbourne public housing estates in lockdown, it is of vital importance that each of the 3000-plus residents is treated with respect in regard to their inherent dignity, Catholic Social Services Victoria says.
Bishop Anthony Randazzo has launched Towards 2025, the strategy for the Diocese of Broken Bay ensuring authentic, professional, Catholic education delivered with care and compassion to the diocese's 17,000 Catholic school students.
The COVID-19 crisis has seen many changes at the Kapooka basic military training base, but there has still been a need for chaplains to continue their pastoral work with new recruits. Source: Serving Faithfully.
A Catholic marriage counsellor and family expert who features on a new podcast series believes divorce could be consigned to history for those couples who really want to stay together. Source: Majellan Media.
Urban sprawl in Sydney’s northwest has led to the sale of a priory – complete with its own chapel and 32-bedroom homestead – in a deal reported to be worth more than $5 million. Source: realestate.com.au.
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has appealed for prayers, as he warns the new National Security Law imposed on Hong Kong by China could seriously threaten human freedoms and human rights. Source: Zenit.
Pope Francis told a scattering of well-distanced faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that the solace Christ offers to the weary and the oppressed is not merely psychological relief or almsgiving. Source: Vatican News.
“Tackling crippling external debt burdens” of developing countries could help save millions of lives, according to the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations in Geneva. Source: Crux.
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