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Pearson will ‘fall silent’ if Voice referendum fails
- . 21 February 2023
Indigenous advocate Noel Pearson says a rejection of the Voice to Parliament would represent a failure of a whole generation of Indigenous leadership, saying it would then be up to a new generation to chart a different way forward. Source: ABC News.
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Auckland Catholics launch appeal for victims of Cyclone Gabrielle
- . 21 February 2023
Auckland Diocese has launched an appeal to help Cyclone Gabrielle victims in the Hamilton and Palmerston North dioceses. Source: NZ Catholic.
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Pope asks academy to study ethics of new technologies
- . 21 February 2023
Pope Francis told the Pontifical Academy for Life yesterday that it faces an enormous task in evaluating the ethics of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and human enhancement. Source: National Catholic Register.
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Labor considered using quarantine facilities as domestic violence shelters
- . 21 February 2023
The Federal Government has considered transforming quarantine facilities built during the pandemic into emergency shelters for people fleeing domestic violence, according to documents obtained under freedom of information laws. Source: The Guardian.
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Benedict’s ‘lost lectures’ collected in new book
- . 21 February 2023
Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now they have been collected in a new book, The Divine Project: Reflections on Creation and Church. Source: CNA.
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Church leader hails crackdown on ‘social evil’ of child marriages in India
- . 21 February 2023
A Catholic bishop has hailed the move to curb child marriages in India’s northeastern state of Assam, amid international agencies reporting millions of child marriages in the country. Source: UCA News.
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Francis finds similarities between Lenten and synodal journeys
- . 20 February 2023
In his annual message for Lent, Pope Francis highlights the relationship between the Lenten journey and the synodal journey, which he says are both rooted in tradition and open to newness. Source: Vatican News.
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Science and faith ‘share core values and purpose capable of healing the world’
- . 20 February 2023
A Melbourne Catholic school has taken part in the launch of a new Laudato Si’ resource from the Vatican, titled Our common home: A guide to caring for our living planet. Source: Mercy EcoCommunications.
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Prime Minister says New Zealand facing tough recovery
- . 20 February 2023
New Zealand has a steep mountain to climb as a tough recovery begins in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said, confirming 11 people have died with more fatalities possible. Source: Stuff.