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Maronites launch Golden Jubilee celebrations
- . 16 February 2023
The Maronite Eparchy of Australia launched its Golden Jubilee year celebrations on the feast of its spiritual father, St Maroun.
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Catholic schools lose students as more families go independent
- . 16 February 2023
Victorian Catholic schools have shed students for the first time in more than a decade as families increasingly choose independent schools. Source: The Age.
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Divine Renovation founder: Parishes must move from maintenance to mission
- . 16 February 2023
Australia’s first Divine Renovation conference brought close to 500 delegates from across the country and New Zealand to Sydney for four days of inspiration and education in ways that parishes can become dynamic centres of the Church’s life and mission. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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MacKillop Family Services releases second Reconciliation Action Plan
- . 16 February 2023
MacKillop Family Services has launched its second Reconciliation Action Plan, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations.
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Pope sends thermal shirts to earthquake victims
- . 16 February 2023
Pope Francis sent 10,000 thermal shirts to earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria, where millions are sleeping outdoors in sub-zero temperatures. Source: NCR Online.
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Beatification date announced for family martyred by Nazis
- . 16 February 2023
The beatification date has been announced for a family of nine who were killed by the Nazis for hiding a Jewish family in their home in Poland. Source: CNA.
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Labor ‘deaf to concerns of people of faith’
- . 15 February 2023
Opposition legal affairs spokesman Julian Leeser has demanded Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus “wipe the slate clean” on an Australian Law Reform Commission review into discrimination in religious schools. Source: The Australian.
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Opposition to oppose Labor’s $10b affordable housing plan
- . 15 February 2023
The Albanese Government has used a rowdy question time to attack the Coalition for “letting Australians down” in failing to support their centrepiece housing policy. Source: News.com.au.
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Digital age offers new avenues for evangelisation
- . 15 February 2023
The digitalisation of culture offers the Church many new challenges, as well as a great new avenue for evangelisation, writes Fr Joshua Nash OMI. Source: The Bridge.