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Surge to Catholicism in Sydney and Melbourne ‘quietly extraordinary’
Record numbers of candidates and catechumens have affirmed their desire to enter the Catholic Church during the Rite of Election ceremonies in the Sydney and Melbourne Archdioceses. Source: Melbourne Catholic and The Catholic Weekly.
CRA calls for compassionate processing of asylum-seekers
Catholic Religious Australia has called for a publicly administered system of immigration processing for asylum-seekers on Australia’s mainland in its submission to a Senate inquiry into offshore processing and resettlement arrangements.
Commissioner rules out eyewitness accounts of Bondi attack
The head of the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Australia has vowed to deliver her final report before the anniversary of the Bondi massacre, but has ruled out hearing evidence about the attack from eyewitnesses. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.
Increase in religious schools, home schooling could prevent ‘kids mixing’
A rise in faith-based education and home schooling risks Australian children growing up without any meaningful exposure to peers outside their cultural and ethnic groups, a Labor frontbencher says. Source: The Guardian.
Coalition claims older Australians being forced to work longer
A record 760,000 Australians aged 65 and over are in the workforce, with the Coalition claiming the figures show older people are being forced to work for longer due to cost-of-living pressures. Source: The Australian.
Turning on the tap a life-changing event for Sisilia
Tanzanian teenager Sisilia has spent much of her childhood walking long distances to collect water each day, time that kept her from school and placed her dreams further out of reach. Source: Caritas Australia.
Make prayer for abuse victims a focus this Lent: Fr Zollner
Safeguarding expert Fr Hans Zollner SJ is urging Catholics to make prayer for abuse victims a central focus this Lent, saying the Church’s spiritual response to sexual abuse remains underdeveloped. Source: OSV News.
Intruder murders 82-year-old nun in Brazilian convent
An 82-year-old nun has been murdered in Brazil by a man who invaded the convent where she lived, in the southern city of IvaÃ. Source: Crux.
Vatican, Microsoft launch font inspired by Michelangelo
Writing with the distinctive hand of one of the Renaissance’s greatest geniuses is now possible, with the introduction of a new digital typeface faithfully modelled on the handwriting of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Source: EWTN News.