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Displacement camps a recipe for disaster: Caritas
Caritas Australia has launched an urgent appeal for communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who have faced escalating conflict and displacement since the rebel militia group M23 seized part of the country’s east last year.
Homeowners and renters hit hard by rate rises
The big losers from interest rates hikes aren’t just homeowners but also low-income renters who are paying more than half of their earnings just trying to keep a roof over their heads, writes Catholic Social Services Australia chair Francis Sullivan.
Voice can ‘evolve and adapt’ without set model
The Albanese Government’s decision to not put a set model to the public for the upcoming Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum will mean future governments can change the way the new body operates, legal experts say. Source: The Australian.
Sydney day of pilgrimage to honour Servant of God
Servant of God Eileen O’Connor will be honoured at a Mass on the anniversary of her death on January 10 in Coogee, the Sydney neighbourhood where she once lived and ministered to the disadvantaged. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope returns Parthenon marble fragments to Greece
Expressing his desire to bear witness to “the truth”, Pope Francis is returning three marble fragments originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, according to the Vatican. Source: CNS.
Anti-abortion priest Pavone dismissed for blasphemous posts
The Vatican has removed United States anti-abortion campaigner Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” as well as “persistent disobedience” of his bishop. Source: Crux.
Hundreds engage in latest round of Synod of Bishops discernment
Hundreds of Australians have participated in group discernment on the Working Document for the Continental Stage for the Synod on Synodality, as the global process moves towards a series of regional gatherings. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
CRA applauds overhaul of Australia’s environment laws
Catholic Religious Australia says the Albanese Government’s announcement of a new Environment Protection Agency and pledge to reform current environment laws is a “step in the right direction”.
Marists look to the future with new Pacific province
In the most significant change in the society’s 205-year-history, the Champagnat Marist mission is charting a new course in the Oceania region. Source: The Catholic Weekly.