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Bishops call on Labor to reject Productivity Commission report
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference says the Albanese Government should reject the Productivity Commission’s recommendations to exclude religious organisations from deductible gift recipient status and to abolish Basic Religious Charities.
New push to end exploitation of older Australians
Grandparents being exploited, neglected or financially coerced are the target of a new education campaign to eliminate elder abuse in Australia. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Eucharistic Congress ‘catches attention of Catholic world’
The United States’ National Eucharistic Congress has caught the attention of the Catholic world, according to Sydney Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Perth Archdiocese holds first assembly in more than 30 years
More than 100 delegates gathered for the first Perth Archdiocesan Assembly in more than 30 years. Source: The eRecord.
Private maternity hospitals face collapse without major reforms
Australia’s private maternity hospitals face collapse without major reforms to combat the soaring costs of running the services for a shrinking pool of women, who pay thousands in out-of-pocket fees and increasingly unaffordable health insurance. Source: The Age.
New ball game for basketballer turned teacher
University of Notre Dame Australia is offering Commonwealth Supported Places for several of its postgraduate education programs for students commencing their studies this semester. Source: NCEC.
Biden pulls out of presidential race, endorses Harris
President Joe Biden – just the second Catholic to lead the United States – has pulled out of the 2024 presidential election race. Source: NCR Online.
Pope urges all nations to observe Olympic truce
With world peace under serious threat, Pope Francis called on all nations to observe the Olympic truce and cease all conflicts for the traditional period before, during and after the Olympic Games in Paris. Source: CNS.
Church in Congo distances itself from rebel group
Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have distanced themselves from the impression of lending support to insurrection after a video of a politician who heads an armed rebel group speaking at a Catholic parish went viral. Source: Crux.