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Bishops Conference’s spirituality day explores ‘integral ecology of the heart’
- . 20 March 2023
Staff from its General Secretariat have extended the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s commitment to its Laudato Si’ Action Plan with a spirituality day focused on “An Integral Ecology of the Heart”. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Give nurses and pharmacists a bigger role: Productivity Commission
- . 20 March 2023
Governments have created barriers to productivity across the nation’s burgeoning care economy by legislating innovation-stifling staff-to-client ratios and inefficient funding models in health care, the Productivity Commission warns. Source: The Australian.
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Housing crisis prompts parties to promise protections for NSW renters
- . 20 March 2023
Ahead of the New South Wales state election on Saturday, the Coalition, Labor and the Greens have all agreed to extend protections for renters from forced evictions with no legal appeals. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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God lifts us up when we hit rock bottom: Pope
- . 20 March 2023
Pope Francis heard confessions at a parish in Rome on Friday and encouraged people to remember that God “holds out his hand and lifts us up whenever we realise that we are ‘hitting rock bottom’”. Source: CNA.
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Patrick hailed as saint for victims of human trafficking
- . 20 March 2023
St Patrick has been celebrated as a patron for human trafficking victims and migrants in a statement by the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Eamon Martin. Source: The Tablet.
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Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown
- . 20 March 2023
The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a years-long crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of President Daniel Ortega. Source: Sight Magazine.
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Religions play crucial role in fostering fraternity, Pope tells Buddhists
- . 17 March 2023
Religions play a crucial role in fostering fraternity by promoting a culture of encounter, Pope Francis told a delegation of Buddhists who visited the Vatican yesterday. Source: Vatican News.
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‘No ill feeling’ as meeting unable to finalise Voice wording
- . 17 March 2023
Indigenous leaders advising Anthony Albanese on the Voice were yesterday unable to reach agreement on the words that should be added to the Constitution to enshrine the advisory body. Source: The Australian.
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University orders staff to remove public display of rainbow flags
- . 17 March 2023
Librarians at the Australian Catholic University have been ordered to remove the public display of rainbow flags across campuses. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.