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Burke says detaining visa overstayers will not lead to ICE-style raids
A 100-strong Border Force team being established to remove 77,000 visa overstayers will not bring ICE-style immigration raids seen in the United States to Australia, the Home Affairs minister has assured. Source: ABC News.
Archbishop Costelloe discusses challenges facing Church in Australia
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has discussed the challenges facing the Church in Australia in an interview with renowned Vatican journalist Gerard O’Connell. Source: America Magazine.
Albanese puts cyber safety at heart of bid for UN Security Council seat
Australia will put technology and online safety at the heart of its campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to argue that cyberattacks, AI and digital threats are matters of international peace and security. Source: The Age.
Giving up the car keys can feel like grief for seniors: ACU research
Giving up the car keys can trigger grief, frustration and a profound loss of identity in older Australians yet few plan for the day they will stop driving, new ACU research has found.
Empower Night begins two-year formation journey to Eucharist28
The inaugural Empower Night: Towards Eucharist28 marked the beginning of a series of gatherings preparing the Catholic education community for the 2028 International Eucharistic Congress (Eucharist28), which is to be held in Sydney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Seminarians get a kick out of annual tournament
The historic NFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground wasn’t the only highly anticipated match to take place in the city last week, with seminarians from around Australia competing in the annual inter-seminary soccer tournament. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Jimmy Lai’s family, advocates appeal for his release
Family members and advocates of imprisoned Catholic pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai have offered urgent pleas for his release ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to the United States to meet President Donald Trump. Source: EWTN News.
Why September 17 is a holiday in Vatican City
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday, but in Vatican City the more significant celebration came yesterday on the Pope’s “name day”, the feast of St Robert Bellarmine. Source: OSV News.
Maigret solves murder in a charming, French way
In “Maigret and the Dead Lover”, a commissioner investigates the murder of a former ambassador and its connection to a decades-long affair with a recently-widowed princess. Source: Australian Catholics.