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Church backs national working with children checks
Bishops Commission for Professional Standards and Safeguarding chair Bishop Greg Bennet has written to Attorney-General Michelle Rowland in support of a national approach to working with children and vulnerable people checks. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Pope ends ‘working holiday’ and returns to Rome
Returning to Rome on Tuesday night after a short stay in the nearby town of Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the arms trade “that goes behind every war”. Source: Crux.
Senators support motion congratulating new Pope
Queensland Senator Matthew Canavan introduced a motion in Parliament yesterday “wishing Pope Leo XIV best wishes for his pontificate”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Marist 180 endorses damning review of Australia’s human rights record
Catholic youth organisation Marist180 has joined more than 50 civil society organisations in endorsing the Joint NGO Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record, which was released on Monday.
New specialist school opens to meet rising demand
MacKillop Family Services has opened its fifth specialist school, MacKillop Education Clifton Hill in inner Melbourne, to meet the growing need for education settings that support students with complex learning and emotional needs.
Four Sydney laypeople awarded papal honours
Four Sydney laypeople were among the last Catholics worldwide to receive papal honours from Pope Francis. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Christ not absent from Gaza, but crucified in the wounded, patriarchs
Amid the destruction witnessed during a pastoral visit to Gaza, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem said they found something more enduring — “the dignity of the human spirit”. Source: OSV News.
‘It’s a miracle’: Islamic terrorist group releases Nigerian priest
A Nigerian priest who served for years in the United States has been released after being held in captivity by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram for several weeks. Source: CNA.
Swiss politician charged after firing shots at image of Mary and Jesus
Swiss prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Zurich councillor and former Green Liberal Party leader after she posted images of herself firing approximately 20 shots at an image depicting the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Source: National Catholic Register.