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Capuchins to end 73-year association with Adelaide parish
- . 6 March 2023
The Capuchin Friars will withdraw from the Adelaide parish of Newton by January 2024, ending a 73-year association with the local Catholic community. Source: The Southern Cross.
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Victorians in ‘life-changing’ housing scheme face homelessness again
- . 6 March 2023
Hundreds of participants in a “life-changing” Victorian housing program designed to permanently end rough sleeping face the prospect of returning to homelessness after being served with eviction notices. Source: The Guardian.
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University gets the ball rolling for 2023
- . 6 March 2023
Students have poured back to Australian Catholic University’s Blacktown campus for a welcome fair and the start of Semester 1, as the university enters the third year of its partnership with Blacktown City Council.
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Look for the beauty of Jesus’ transfiguration in everyday life: Pope
- . 6 March 2023
Pope Francis yesterday urged the faithful to reflect on the miracle of the Transfiguration and to see the same beauty in the faces of the people we interact with every day. Source: CNA.
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Scotland’s bishops defend religion in public life
- . 6 March 2023
Scotland’s bishops have called out the country’s political parties for “removing the of conscience from their parliamentarians on votes involving contentious moral issues”. Source: Crux.
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Church in Brazil bans sacramental wine produced with slave labour
- . 6 March 2023
After three of Brazil’s most important wine producers were accused of using slave labour last week, the Brazilian Church released a statement affirming that wines made by manufacturers which violate “the respect to human dignity” must not be chosen as sacramental wines. Source: Crux.
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Pope calls for prayers for victims of abuse
- . 3 March 2023
Pope Francis has dedicated this month to praying for victims of abuse, saying simply asking forgiveness is not enough, but the Church must put victims first and avoid cover-up. Source: Crux.
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VincentCare to exit in-home aged care in Victoria
- . 3 March 2023
VincentCare and its parent organisation St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has made the “difficult decision” to cease its involvement in Home Care Packages due to “significant changes” to Commonwealth Government aged-care funding. Source: ABC News.
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Lenten prayer resources published for Synod of Bishops
- . 3 March 2023
People following global progress towards the two assemblies of the Synod of Bishops for a Synodal Church are being invited to participate in Lenten prayers to support the ongoing journey. Source: ACBC Media Blog.