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Schools urged to be on lookout for signs of forced marriage
Federal police are calling on schools across the country to keep an eye out for the warning signs of forced marriage in a renewed bid to disrupt human trafficking in Australia. Source: ABC News.
Czech theologian to visit Australia
Internationally renowned theologian, prolific author and “underground priest” Msgr Tomáš Halík is coming to Sydney and Melbourne for a series of lectures. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Students learn to be Young Leaders in a Catholic school
Student leaders from across the country gathered at St Patrick’s College Ballarat as part of the Edmund Rice Education Australia’s Young Leaders Conference.
Faith-based marriage program celebrates golden anniversary
Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a faith-based program that aims to help husbands and wives strengthen their relationships, is next month celebrating its 50th anniversary in Australia. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Francis calls for release of Haiti hostages
Pope Francis has called for the release of six religious sisters and other hostages who were kidnapped while travelling on a bus in the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Pope warns against inequality in healthcare and clinical research
Inequalities in healthcare and clinical research must be prevented, Pope Francis has told medical doctors, health practitioners, researchers, ethicists and other experts attending a conference at the Vatican. Source: CNS.
Francis announces Year of Prayer
Pope Francis has announced the start of a Year of Prayer in preparation for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. Source: CNA.
Christian groups back Labor’s plan to tackle hate speech
Christian groups have swung their support behind Labor’s proposed bans on extreme hate speech as part of a new federal religious discrimination act. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Albanese recalls MPs two weeks early to tackle cost-of-living crisis
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called Labor MPs back to Canberra nearly two weeks early to discuss the cost-of-living crisis facing Australian households. Source: ABC News.