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Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for Last Supper parody
The Paris Olympics organising committee has apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups who were outraged over an apparent drag parody of the Last Supper during the opening ceremony on Friday. Source: The Guardian and Crux.
COVID shows need to prepare for future pandemics, inquiry told
COVID-19 has left Australians with poorer physical and mental health, and helped fuel inflation because of too many government handouts, the first wide-ranging inquiry into the pandemic has heard. Source: The Age.
Aged care sector at a ‘crisis juncture’
Three in four of the nation’s 2600 nursing homes face years of sustained financial losses if the Albanese Government fails to act on the funding recommendations of its own aged care taskforce, a new analysis warns. Source: The Australian.
Leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined with his counterparts from Canada and New Zealand to urge Israel to implement an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Why young people need to be formed with Christian humanism
How to rescue Australian culture from secular humanism and replace it with authentic humanism was the topic of discussion at the ninth annual Dawson Centre Colloquium. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Invitation to celebrate Mary MacKillop Feast Day
Mary MacKillop Place, the Sisters of Saint Joseph and Mary MacKillop Today are inviting people to celebrate the feast day of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop on Thursday, August 8.
New Apostolic Nuncio for New Zealand
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Gábor Pintér as the new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean. Source: NZCBC.
US commission told Russia persecuting faith communities in Ukraine
Russia’s government is systematically persecuting Christian and other faith communities in occupied regions of Ukraine, United States lawmakers have been told. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays for victims of Ethiopia landslides
Speaking at the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis offered his prayers for the victims of the large landslide that swept through a village in southern Ethiopia. Source: Vatican News.