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Vatican confirms Pope needs no further treatment
Pope Leo XIV will not need further treatment following his lung cancer surgery last week, the Vatican confirmed this morning, Australian time. Source: EWTN News.
Governor-General calls for decency and civility after Haines attack
Governor-General Sam Mostyn has urged Australians to unite behind a new era of decency and civility following the attack on federal independent MP Helen Haines on Monday. Source: The Australian.
God is not abandoning Australia, says new CRA president
Catholic Religious Australia’s new president says aging memberships and declining numbers in some religious congregations in Australia are just a reflection of a changing society. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Vinnies urges Labor to reject calls to raise GST
The St Vincent de Paul Society is urging the Albanese Government to reject calls for an increase to the Goods and Services Tax, warning it would place an unfair burden on people already struggling through Australia’s escalating cost-of-living crisis.
Helder Camara Lecture: ‘We are all responsible for how AI is used’
The discussion on artificial intelligence often focuses on regulation and the responsibility of “Big Tech” and government to control it, but at the Helder Camara Lecture in Melbourne, Kim Daniels suggested a different starting point: we are all called to actively take responsibility for how AI is used. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
At Explosion, the evangelised become evangelists
Explosion Youth Conference in Canberra has celebrated 20 years of service since its founding in 2006, with evangelised participants returning to serve as leaders. Source: Catholic Voice.
Protecting marriage and family life more urgent than ever: Pope
The responsibility to protect and promote marriage and family life is “more urgent than ever before”, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Irish synodal assembly marks ‘the end of an era’
A synodal assembly in Ireland at which the laity, religious, clergy and bishops gathered to vote on proposals resulting from the Synod process marked the “end of an era and the beginning of something new”, an Irish bishop said. Source: OSV News.
Prevention, protection key to fighting organised crime
The fight against transnational organised crime must go beyond punishment to include prevention and protection, according to the Holy See. Source: Vatican News.