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Ministers to seafarers celebrate their pastoral efforts
Dozens of people who minister to seafarers on behalf of the Catholic and Anglican churches gathered in Sydney recently for the Oceania regional conference of Stella Maris and Mission to Seafarers. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Women’s groups join forces with eye to the future
While many faith-based groups and activities struggled to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, one group was exploring ways to grow and enrich its offerings. Source: The Bridge.
Supermarket giant joins call to lift conditions for seasonal workers
Coles is calling for enforceable, uniform housing standards for seasonal farm workers and rules against unfairly docking their pay to prevent overseas labourers from living in poverty. Source: The Age.
COVID-19 contributes to Australians’ declining health
Sickness and disease within the Australian population is on the rise for the first time in almost two decades – and COVID-19 is one of the leading causes. Source: SBS News.
Women priests not an option at this moment: Synod official
The highest-ranking woman in the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops has said that the ordination of women as Catholic priests is “not an open question” at this time. Source: CNA.
English bishop quits after finding role ‘too great a burden’
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who has quit almost a decade before he was due to retire, saying the demands of his office were “too great a burden”. Source: Catholic Herald.
Pope asks world leaders for Christmas clemency for prisoners
Pope Francis has written a letter to all heads of state, asking for a “gesture of clemency” for prison inmates in the run-up to Christmas. Source: Vatican News.
Nastiness must stop in our debate over the Voice
The recent public debate about Indigenous recognition in the Constitution has gone pear-shaped, and with a mark of nastiness that is not only unbecoming but also unhelpful, writes Fr Frank Brennan SJ. Source: The Australian.
Boost for palliative care in New South Wales
The transformation of New South Wales palliative care is underway, thanks to a major funding injection from the Perrottet Government, with Mater Hospital the latest facility to announce a multi-million-dollar palliative care unit. Source: The Catholic Weekly.