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Lights out for growing number of households struggling to pay power bills
The number of Australian households struggling to pay their electricity bills has grown by 50 per cent in just one year, with falling temperatures and rising prices pushing more families to the edge. Source: Daily Telegraph.
Organisation that helps First Nations Catholic students gets top award
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation, which has helped thousands of Catholic school students complete years 11 and 12, has been named the 2023 Philanthropic Foundation of the Year at the Queensland Community Foundation Philanthropy Awards. Source: The Catholic Leader.
‘They are your brothers and sisters’: Catholics pray for refugees
Catholics across Australia gathered online this week for a prayer service for Refugee Week and were encouraged to look around their local parish and pay attention to those who have fled their homes in search of a new life. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Find your voice and make it heard
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are inviting emerging and published writers to enter The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award. Source: The Good Oil.
Pope tells young scientists to seek surprises in scientific discovery
Scientists studying the cosmos should be willing to be surprised by what their research reveals about the immensity and complexity of the universe, Pope Francis has told a group of rising astronomers. Source: CNS.
Pectoral cross of Benedict XVI stolen from Bavarian church
A pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his native Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was on display. Source: CNA.
Synod document calls for a welcoming Church that embraces diversity
Synod of Bishops assembly members will be asked to find ways to build community, encourage the contribution of every baptised person and strengthen the Church’s primary mission of Gospel-sharing, said the working document for the October gathering. Source: CNS.
New payroll tax on schools ‘unfairly targets’ hard-working families
The Catholic Education Commission of Victoria says the Victorian Government’s new payroll tax for non-government schools unfairly targets hard-working Victorian families and won’t improve the Budget as much as forecast.
Canavan introduces bill to force ACT to hold Calvary inquiry
Queensland LNP Senator Matt Canavan has introduced a bill to force the ACT Government to hold an inquiry into its compulsory takeover of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce. Source: Canberra Times.