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PM announces cut in fuel excise, encourages Australians to ‘enjoy’ Easter
Anthony Albanese has urged Australians not to cancel their Easter getaways amid escalating fuel pressures as he announced a cut in fuel excise. Source: Daily Telegraph.
Palm Sunday rally focuses on justice for refugees
The annual Palm Sunday rally in Melbourne saw a cheerful, and sizeable, crowd gather on March 29 to show support for refugees. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Pope Leo makes his biggest change to Vatican leadership
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Archbishop Paolo Rudelli the new head of the general affairs section of the Secretariat of State, one of the most influential positions in the Roman Curia, while also naming Archbishop Petar Rajič as the new prefect of the Papal Household. Source: NCR.
Wages drop to blame for growth in poverty: research
A new research report into Australia’s national minimum wage has found the poverty line has had the largest increase in a decade. Source: ACU.
Award aims to inspire students to be people of service
School leaders from across Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese gathered recently to launch the St Mary MacKillop Faith in Action Award – a new initiative designed to inspire students to put their faith into action. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Council approves six-month trial allowing students to walk to school
Students at a Catholic college on the New South Wales Far South Coast will soon be able to walk to school for the first time, after a 32-year misunderstanding with the local council. Source: ABC News.
Israel allows access to churches for Holy Week and Easter
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land have announced an agreement had been reached with the Israeli authorities regarding arrangements for Holy Week and Easter celebrations at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Source: EWTN News.
Vatican affirms permanent place of ‘Anglican heritage’
The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new document describing the “Anglican heritage” of the Catholic Church’s personal ordinariates as a permanent reality that makes a “distinctive contribution” to the Church’s evangelising mission. Source: OSV News.
Rights group warns of rise in forced conversions in Pakistan
A rights group in Pakistan has expressed serious concern over rising cases of abduction, forced conversion, and marriage of girls from minority groups, including Christians, in the Muslim-majority country. Source: UCA News.