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Bishop offers prayers and support to North Queensland
Townsville Bishop Tim Harris has offered prayers and support to North Queensland after floodwaters inundated homes and businesses in Ingham, leaving one woman dead. Source: The Catholic Leader.
New push to beef up hate speech laws in wake of anti-Semitic attacks
A new bid to stamp out hate speech would impose criminal penalties on people who promote hatred over race, religion, gender and other factors in a crossbench move challenging Labor and the Coalition to toughen the law. Source: The Age.
Pope tells world leaders to defend children’s rights
It is unacceptable that a child’s right to life and a dignified childhood should be sacrificed to “the idols” of power, profit, ideology and nationalistic self-interest, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
New learning and teaching program puts students ‘on the same page’
Catholic Education Sandhurst Ltd has launched a transformative learning and teaching program rolled out to 51 Catholic schools across the Sandhurst Diocese in Victoria.
Archbishop Fisher welcomes largest intake of first-year seminarians in eight years
Sydney’s Seminary of the Good Shepherd has welcomed its largest intake of first-year seminarians since 2017. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Government under pressure to enact gambling reforms before election
The Greens have pledged to help the Albanese Government pass legislation to limit gambling advertising this week, challenging Labor to enact wagering reforms that were shelved late last year. Source: The Guardian.
Vatican exhibition travels through history
A new Vatican Apostolic Library exhibition connects historical journeys to modern pilgrimages through a collection of rare 19th-century travel documents and contemporary artistic interpretations. Source: CNA.
Catholics in the Philippines urged to report abusive priests
Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David has urged Filipino Catholics to report priests accused of misconduct to both Church and civil authorities, after a US watchdog slammed the Philippines bishops for not taking action against clergy accused of abuse. Source: National Catholic Register.
US TikTok ban will not impede social media evangelisation, priests say
Priests across the United States have claimed their social media evangelisation will not be threatened by the potential ban on TikTok. Source: The Tablet.