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Pope unveils August prayer intention
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics across the globe to join him this August in praying for evangelisation in the city. Source: Vatican News.
CSSA welcomes funding boost for domestic violence response
Catholic Social Services Australia says the Albanese government’s major funding boost to the Northern Territory’s domestic, family and sexual violence response is a vital step in addressing critical challenges faced by communities in the Territory.
Firefighters contain blaze at Bendigo church
Firefighters are investigating the cause of an early morning blaze at a Bendigo church, the day after Sandhurst Diocese’s new bishop was installed. Source: Herald Sun.
Parramatta Diocese names new chair of Safeguarding Council
Parramatta Diocese has appointed Robert Fitzgerald, one of Australia’s leaders in child protection and institutional governance, as chair of its Safeguarding Council. Source: Catholic Outlook.
ACU honours departing Notre Dame vice-chancellor
Australian Catholic University has conferred an honorary doctorate on Francis Campbell, the outgoing vice-chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Australia.
Teenagers flout social media ban
More than eight in 10 Australian teens were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country’s internet regulator has found. Source: ABC News.
Pope concerned over ‘alarming situation’ in Spanish enclave
Pope Leo XIV yesterday expressed concern over the “alarming situation” in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave off the North African coast that is facing a major migration and humanitarian crisis. Source: EWTN News.
Israeli airstrike damages Christian-run hospital
An Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment directly adjacent to a Christian-run hospital in the centre of Gaza City damaged hospital facilities on July 29, a Catholic mission agency has reported. Source: OSV News.
Two men sentenced to death over Sri Lankan bombings
A Sri Lankan court on Friday sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defence Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019, which killed more than 260 people. Source: Crux.