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‘It’s a miracle’: Family saved days before deportation
- . 17 March 2023
Sydney parishioners the Donagemma family received the miracle they prayed for to help them stay in Australia days before they were due to be deported. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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‘Big Build’ sees social housing stock grow by just 74 dwellings in four years
- . 17 March 2023
Victoria’s pool of social housing has grown by just 74 units in four years despite the government embarking on a multibillion-dollar “Big Housing Build” and a growing waitlist for homes. Source: The Guardian.
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Stronger leadership team to bolster services around the country
- . 17 March 2023
Edmund Rice Education Australia will be strengthened in 2023 with several new hires appointed to its senior leadership team to bolster education services across Australia.
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Polish Church condemns abuse charges against John Paul II
- . 17 March 2023
Polish Church leaders have reacted angrily to new claims that St John Paul II covered up clerical sexual abuse while serving as Archbishop of Krakow before his papal election and vowed to “defend his good name”. Source: The Tablet.
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Liturgical elements must foster prayer, sense of communion: Pope
- . 17 March 2023
The aesthetic and artistic elements surrounding the liturgy must foster prayer and a sense of communion, Pope Francis said this week. Source: NCR Online.
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Queen documentary puts photographers in the picture
- . 17 March 2023
Devotees of the late Queen Elizabeth II and keen photographers alike will find plenty to like in Portrait of the Queen. Source: Australian Catholics.
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Archbishop Costelloe joins Synod preparatory commission
- . 16 March 2023
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has been appointed as a member of the preparatory commission for the general assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October. Source: OSV News.
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‘Significant proportion’ of Australian kids obese, live in poverty
- . 16 March 2023
One in four children in Australia is living in poverty and obesity affects one in three kids, a new UNICEF report reveals. Source: The Australian.
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CatholicCare board member named NSW Woman of the Year
- . 16 March 2023
CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes board member Lynda Edwards has been named the 2023 New South Wales Woman of the Year.