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Caritas offers support in Gaza but ‘supplies are running out’
Caritas Australia’s partner agencies in Gaza have supported more than 9000 households with essential supplies and psychological first aid since the outbreak of war in the region last month.
High Court rules indefinite detention unlawful
Indefinite immigration detention is unlawful, the High Court has held, in a landmark decision overturning a 20-year-old precedent. Source: The Guardian.
Life expectancy in Australia drops for the first time in 30 years
Life expectancy went backwards in Australia for the first time in three decades during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: SBS News.
Pope’s autobiography to be published in 2024
Pope Francis will publish an autobiography next year in which he recounts memories of historical events from the outbreak of World War II to the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11. Source: National Catholic Register.
Vatican says trans people can be baptised, witness marriages
The Vatican’s doctrine office has said an adult who identifies as transgender can receive the sacrament of Baptism under the same conditions as any adult, as long as there is no risk of causing scandal or confusion to other Catholics. Source: CNA.
Korean Catholics run marathon to protect ‘Sunrise Cathedral’
A group of Catholics in South Korea, led by their parish priest, have run a marathon to oppose the construction of high-rise buildings that threaten a historically significant church in Chuncheon Diocese. Source: UCA News.
Call for Church to be welcoming, healing and hopeful
A senior Vatican official who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Australia has told the country’s bishops that the Church is being called to be welcoming, healing and hopeful in a world challenged by war and unrest. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Government program ‘will skew recruitment of teachers to public schools’
The National Catholic Education Commission has called on the Commonwealth Government to review its new teaching bursaries program, which is currently targeted solely at the government school sector.
Holy See calls for ‘just peace’ in Israel and Palestine
Calling for the protection of civilians in Gaza and a just peace, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations decried the “unprecedented escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine, resulting in deplorable levels of suffering”. Source: Vatican News.