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Pope highlights social problems on day one in Argentina
On his first day in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV spoke about crime, economic inequality and political polarisation, among other topics, in a wide-ranging speech to President Javier Milei and other dignitaries. Source: EWTN News.
Bowen tells summit climate change ‘the lived reality for billions’
A pledge to power 35 per cent of the world with electricity by 2035 is the central aim of United Nations climate talks in Türkiye this week, as the international summit concedes for the first time that global temperatures will rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Source: ABC News.
Explore the moral questions at the heart of housing crisis
A new collaboration between the University of Notre Dame Australia and Faith Housing Australia will bring Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions into a national conversation about housing and justice.
Call for Pacific to be recognised as a ‘sacred ocean’
Caritas Oceania has called on governments, international leaders, and Church communities worldwide to recognise the Pacific as a “sacred ocean” and to take urgent action in response to extreme human and ecological disruption.
Green rosaries and a commitment to prayer and service
The Little Friars and Nuns have arrived in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese for a 10-day visit following an invitation from Bishop Michael Kennedy.
Helping Church workers connect their work with its mission
Catholic organisations face a shared challenge: helping employees from diverse faith backgrounds understand the Church’s mission and how their everyday work contributes to it. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
California governor praised for commuting death sentences
Catholic death penalty opponents praised Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom for his decision to use his “constitutional clemency authority” to commute all California death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Source: OSV News.
French bishops advise health providers on euthanasia
French bishops wrote to the heads of Catholic-inspired health care institutions in their country on Sunday, telling them that they must prepare to use their legal right to refuse to participate in assisted suicide and euthanasia. Source: Crux.
Chaldean manuscripts return ‘home’
After safeguarding them for more than 50 years, the Chaldean Antonian Order of St Hormizd has returned a collection of historic manuscripts belonging to the former Chaldean Diocese of Akra in northern Iraq to its ecclesiastical authorities. Source: National Catholic Register.