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Federal government warned over immigration cuts
Labor premiers and business groups have pushed back against a rise in anti-immigration sentiment, warning the Albanese Government that arbitrary cuts to visa numbers risked damaging the economy and robbing businesses of desperately needed workers. Source: The Guardian.
St Carlo’s relic brings message of hope to prison inmates
A first-class relic of St Carlo Acutis that is in the middle of a four-month tour around Australia made a special visit yesterday to a correctional facility in New South Wales’ Hunter region. Source: Maitland-Newcastle Diocese.
Synod study groups suggest changes for ad limina visits to Rome
Revisions of procedures for ad limina visits by diocesan bishops to Rome and including consecrated men and women in decision-making processes have been proposed by study groups from the Synod on Synodality. Source: Vatican News.
Government to ban providers from charging ‘unreasonable’ new fees
The Albanese Government will bar residential aged care providers from charging elderly Australians an “unreasonable” fee, as it seeks to reform the beleaguered system. Source: The Australian.
Australian Catholic University to host world-renowned philosopher
Australian Catholic University will host Fulbright Specialist in philosophy Costica Bradatan for a month-long exploration of the public humanities.
Puzzles puzzle solved
What to do with 45 completed jigsaw puzzles? Hobart Archbishop Emeritus Adrian Doyle decided to donate the puzzles that kept him busy during the Covid period to Catholic schools. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Bishops offer Masses and reflections on 9/11 anniversary
As the United States today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape. Source: OSV News.
No bishop walks alone: Pope
Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop’s heart, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Tender drama examines the philosophy of care
In “All of a Sudden”, a nursing home manager’s friendship with a terminally-ill theatre director deepens her commitment to her residents’ dignity. Source: Australian Catholics.