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AI study group set up ahead of encyclical
Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence as he prepares to release his first encyclical. Source: NCR Online.Â
Liberals seek to legally define biological sex
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has pledged to rewrite the Sex Discrimination Act to enshrine a definition of biological sex, after the Federal Court doubled the damages paid to a transgender woman in a landmark case. Source: SMH.
Step up and do some good in National Volunteer Week
This National Volunteer Week, the St Vincent de Paul Society is celebrating the extraordinary contribution of its tens of thousands of volunteers while also highlighting a growing challenge – its volunteer numbers are declining and the average age is rising.
Tributes paid to Catholic education leader
Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has paid tribute to Sally Towns, the long-serving Catholic education leader who died on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Leader.Â
Immerse yourself in Michelangelo’s masterpiece
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has launched Sistine Chapel: Revelations, a major immersive exhibition bringing the Vatican masterpiece to the forecourt of Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
ACU scholarship honours theologian’s legacy
Australian Catholic University’s first philanthropically funded PhD scholarship will honour the legacy of professor and priest Fr Anthony Kelly CSsR and help shape the future of theological scholarship in Australia for the next decade.
Pope makes plans for trip to France
Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making a four-day visit to France at the end of September that also includes a visit to the United Nations culture agency. Source: Crux.
European bishops call for mental health solutions
The bishops of the European Union warned that loneliness has emerged as one of the most serious challenges to mental health in contemporary society. Source: The Tablet.
Diocese opens sainthood cause for UK student
Salford Diocese in northern England has opened the sainthood cause of Pedro Ballester, a Manchester-born student known for his joy and selflessness until his death from cancer at age 21. Source: OSV News.