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Charity

Call to ban hate preachers and criminals from running charities

People who preach hate, spread bigotry or have serious criminal convictions would be barred from running charities under changes called for in the antisemitism royal commission. Source: The Australian.

Artificial Intelligence South Australia

South Australia to hold royal commission into AI

South Australia will hold a royal commission into artificial intelligence and the policy around it, with the state government warning of the technology’s potentially destructive impacts as well as acknowledging its upsides. Source: ABC News.

Foreign Aid

MPs visit Timor-Leste to see education program in action

A cross-party delegation of Australian federal politicians and international development leaders visited a preschool in Dili earlier this month to see Mary MacKillop Today’s EdTech for Early Learning project in action. 

Eastern Churches

Cardinal Bychok celebrates Divine Liturgy in his hometown 

Cardinal Mykola Bychok on Sunday returned to his hometown of Ternopil in Ukraine to celebrate the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Archcathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Source: Ukrainian Eparchy. 

In The Dioceses Ordination

St Paul’s ‘fashion advice’ for three new priests

Priestly ordinations not only reflect the diversity of the global clergy, but also stand as reminders of how everyday persons are called to holiness, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher said at the ordination of three new priests on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.

People

Farming families won’t forget Sr Christine’s ‘years of selfless service’ 

A charity that has helped drought-stricken and flood-battered farming families stay afloat for almost two decades in south-west Queensland is closing its doors. Source: The Catholic Leader.

Mental Health

Faith may be a ‘protective factor’ against anxiety issues

Religious faith in society may do more than provide spiritual comfort and moral guidance; it could also help protect against anxiety disorders, according to a study published in the journal Developmental Science. Source: EWTN News.

Holy Land

Jordan prepares for 2000-year anniversary of Jesus’s baptism

Ahead the 2000th anniversary of Jesus’s baptism, civil and religious leaders have come together in Jordan to begin preparations for the landmark event. Source: Vatican News.

Southeast Asia

Construction begins on Indonesian church

Construction of a Catholic church in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province has begun after Muslim-dominant local groups withdrew their objections. Source: UCA News.