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Bishop welcomes first resident to new Mercy Health home
Our Lady Mercy Place Harris Park residential aged care facility has officially welcomed its first resident, as it opened its doors in the Greater Western Sydney suburb on Monday. Source: Maronite Eparchy.
Little Amal brings big message to Australia
A giant doll raising awareness about the millions of young children caught up in the horrors of war and conflict will walk on Australian soil for the first time after travelling through 15 countries to promote peace. Source: Canberra Times.
School Savvy answers the call for back-to-school support
With uniform, stationery and back-to-school stocks replenished, Centacare Far North Queensland’s School Savvy program has broken past records in providing help to families to start the school year. Source: Australian Rural and Regional News.
Purge of Catholic clergy creating ‘spiritual vacuum’ in Nicaragua
Human rights defender Bianca Jagger has accused the Nicaraguan dictatorship of creating a spiritual vacuum in the country by its purge of Catholic clergy. Source: OSV News.
Bishops urge US to cut military spending
A group of 18 bishops has signed a letter calling for the United States to cut military spending and instead invest in ending poverty. Source: NCR Online.
Church in the Philippines hold prayer assembly against mining
The Church in the Philippines held a prayer assembly to highlight the adverse impacts of mining on a historic, mineral-rich island in the archipelago. Source: UCA News.
Labor ‘looking at’ cost-of-living relief for low- and middle-income earners
Low- and middle-income earners could receive additional cost-of-living relief, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated, as federal Labor politicians return to Canberra early to decide whether to take further action. Source: Canberra Times.
Jerusalem Church official says Gaza situation ‘extremely catastrophic’
The situation in the Gaza Strip is “extremely catastrophic” and people are dying not only from violence but from preventable illnesses, the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Visa scheme fails to attract foreign workers into aged care sector
The Albanese Government has fallen well short of the number of visas it aimed to grant under a union-backed policy designed to fast-track foreign workers into the aged care sector. Source: The Australian.