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Religious leaders urge PM to hold firm on telehealth VAD ban
Religious leaders have urged Anthony Albanese to hold his ground against his own Left faction after Labor delegates voted to overturn a federal ban on voluntary assisted dying telehealth appointments. Source: The Australian.
Christian Brothers strike deal with EREA to pay abuse victims in full
Abuse victims and survivors holding settlements or court judgments against the Christian Brothers will be paid in full, after the order’s trustees announced it would hand responsibility for compensation claims to Edmund Rice Education Australia. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope renews call for peace in Middle East
Pope Leo XIV yesterday renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, expressing deep concern over escalating violence in the region. Source: Vatican News.
AI developments require ‘new spiritual, ethical and political framework’
Humanity is at a crossroads, facing both an ecological crisis on a warming planet and the anthropological predicament of humanity’s future in relation to artificial intelligence, writes Sr Adele Howard RSM. Source: Mercy Eco Communications.
Archdiocese invites students into Church discernment
Catholic students across the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn are being invited into one of the Church’s most important conversations through a new Student Voice project that will help inform the Archdiocesan Assembly in August. Source: Catholic Voice.
Catholic providers meet to ‘strengthen our collective impact’
Catholic social service providers from across southeast New South Wales, Canberra, and Victoria met in Melbourne last week, strengthening connections across the sector. Source: CSSA.
Pope’s message on World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The theme of this year’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, marked yesterday, focused on a powerful promise from Scripture: “I will never forget you”. Source: NCR Online.
Scottish monks perform illicit consecration
A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a bishop on Saturday in spite of repeated warnings that doing so would constitute a schismatic act and a break from the Catholic Church. Source: EWTN News.
Pope appoints Holy See’s new permanent observer to the UN
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as the Holy See’s new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York. Source: OSV News.