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Veterans Care Association says royal commission report ‘will improve lives’
Brisbane Deacon Gary Stone said the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide final report was a “goldmine of information” for people interested in delivering care for veterans. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Coalition, lawyers raise concerns about Labor’s misinformation laws
The Coalition is likely to oppose Labor’s second attempt to legislate a crackdown on online misinformation and disinformation, amid criticism from legal experts that expanding the bill to include political content would undermine free speech. Source: The Australian.
‘Bishop’s Call’ urges parishioners to become foster carers
Wollongong Bishop Brian Mascord is urging parishioners within his diocese to consider becoming foster carers amid a critical shortage of foster carers within the local community. Source: CatholicCare Wollongong.
Augustinian friars return to shrine for first time in 500 years
Members of the Augustinian Order will return to serve at the UK’s Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady at Walsingham for the first time in nearly 500 years. Source: Catholic Herald.
Opus Dei prelate asks prayers for new statutes and to share ‘fire of the Lord’
Opus Dei prelate Msgr Fernando Ocáriz has renewed his request for prayer for the new statutes of “the Work”, as its members call this institution of the Church, and encouraged them to share “the fire of the Lord” with others. Source: CNA.
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In “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, Michael Keaton returns to the screen after 36 years as the afterlife’s most famous “bio exorcist”. Source: Australian Catholics.
Labor waters down promised ‘hate speech’ bill
Labor has scrubbed criminal penalties for seriously vilifying minority groups from its upcoming hate crimes bill, just months after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised to introduce stronger measures to protect people from hate speech. Source: The Age.
Pope lands in Singapore on last leg of Asia-Pacific trip
Pope Francis has arrived in Singapore to begin the fourth and final leg of his 12-day Apostolic Journey in Asia and Oceania – the longest of his pontificate. Source: Vatican News.
Fire destroys CatholicCare office in remote NT community
A remote community in the Northern Territory is without a regional office for CatholicCare NT after the office caught fire, as police say they’re yet to determine the cause of the blaze. Source: NT News.