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Australians named in study groups for second Synod assembly
Three Australians have been named among the members of Vatican-appointed study groups looking at questions such as women deacons, the ministry of bishops, and synodal formation for priests from last year’s Synod on Synodality assembly. Source: CNA.
Headsets connect doctor to patient – in high definition
Catholic Healthcare is using Microsoft’s holographic headset HoloLens to carry out telehealth appointments between residential care nurses and remote doctors. Source: iTnews.
Advocates hit out at slow progress of social media reform
Digital rights and privacy advocates have vented their frustration at the federal government’s slow progress in reining in social media companies amid harms such as disinformation, radicalisation and the decline of public interest journalism. Source: Canberra Times.
Australians lend a hand to Archdiocese of Suva
Since 2006, the Catholic Church in Australia has been assisting the Archdiocese of Suva and a number of other dioceses in the Pacific with canonical matters. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
New team to integrate formation and engagement in schools
After a six-month strategic review, Brisbane Catholic Education will integrate its Catholic Identity and Religious Education teams to focus on formation and engagement across its South East Queensland school communities.
Caritas celebrates partnerships with First Nations communities
Caritas Australia has marked NAIDOC Week by celebrating its First Nations partners and the projects they support together in communities across Australia.
Costner’s western both a grand and intimate epic
The first chapter of Kevin Costner’s epic film project chronicles a multi-faceted, 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War expansion and settlement of the American west. Source: Australian Catholics.
Holy See renews call for debt cancellation for small island nations
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations has urged the international community to help Small Island Developing States through concrete efforts, which can include debt relief and debt cancellation. Source: Vatican News.
Korean diocese honours martyred missionary priest
Wonju Diocese in South Korea has unveiled a statue of the US-born missionary priest James Maginn who was martyred by North Korean communist forces during the Korean War. Source: UCA News.