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Pope appeals for greater protection for child migrants
Pope Leo XIV has appealed to all people to recognise the suffering of child migrants, noting that they are often the most vulnerable during mass migration. Source: EWTN News.
Schools must have clear purpose and mission
While the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption’s Operation Rosny has much left to explore, Catholic education can identify practices that fall short of good governance, writes Jack de Groot. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Government unveils last-minute reforms ahead of critical new report
Sweeping last-minute changes to Labor’s gambling reforms, including a crackdown on inducements, were unveiled in Parliament, hours before the release of a damning report on the matter. Source: SBS News.
Conservative politicians reignite abortion debate
Conservative politicians have reignited debate about the rights of babies born alive via abortions, joining with a prominent religious group to campaign for stricter policy. Source: Yahoo News.
Empowering First Nations students through culture, faith and learning
More than 250 educators, school leaders and community members from across Australia and New Zealand gathered in the Toowoomba region last week for the 2026 Queensland First Nations Catholic Education Conference, titled “Heart on Country”.
Professor ‘embodies the very heart of Catholic social service’
Maria Harries is the inaugural recipient of the Catholic Social Services Australia Lifetime Contribution Award.
New model brings priests and lay people together
For the first time, three priests are undertaking the Areté Centre for Missionary Leadership’s Foundations of Missionary Leadership Program alongside lay participants, in a development that points toward a new model of collaborative formation for parishes. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Catholic Health Australia appoints new leadership
Catholic Health Australia has announced the appointment of a new chair and deputy chair to lead Australia’s largest network of health, aged care and community service providers.
Pope ‘deeply saddened’ by earthquake in Indonesia
Pope Leo XIV has conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath. Source: OSV News.