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Network welcomes tougher modern slavery laws
The Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network has welcomed the Albanese Government’s new measures to strengthen compliance with Australia’s Modern Slavery Act.
No act of love is ever wasted: Bishop Tarabay
Even the smallest gestures of charity bring hope to those in need, writes Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Experts sign Rome declaration on limits for AI and nuclear arms
Inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, more than 200 leading academics, innovators and Nobel laureates signed a declaration in Rome calling for responsible artificial intelligence development and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. Source: EWTN News.
Australian layperson appointed to international Augustinian secretariat
Parramatta Diocese’s Rachael Kama has been appointed to the Secretariat for Mission and Volunteering within the Order of St Augustine, a significant international role that will help shape the future of Augustinian mission and volunteer initiatives around the world. Source: Catholic Outlook.
NT government snubs inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people
A Commonwealth inquiry into racism against Aboriginal people has heard allegations of systemic racism within Northern Territory courts, hospitals, schools and the general community, as the NT Government faces scathing criticism for snubbing the probe. Source: ABC News.
NDIS to remove almost 145,000 people receiving autism support
Almost 145,000 Australians receiving support for autism on the National Disability Insurance Scheme are expected to be removed by the end of the decade, internal estimates show. Source: The Guardian.
Bishops in Philippines fight stigma of mental illness
Filipino bishops are pushing back against deeply ingrained folk beliefs about mental health in a pastoral letter issued this week. Source: Crux.
US bishops oppose expanded insurance coverage for IVF
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and other Catholic groups have submitted public comments in opposition to a proposed US Government regulation that would expand insurance coverage for in vitro fertilisation. Source: OSV News.
Moana paddles her canoe from animation to live action
Australian Catherine Laga’aia makes her screen debut in “Moana”, the live action remake of Disney’s 2016 hit animated film. Source: Australian Catholics.