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Schemes increasingly becoming avenue for financial abuse, report finds
Buy now, pay later schemes are becoming an avenue for financial abuse, according to a report by Good Shepherd, a Catholic charity that supports women and girls experiencing abuse and disadvantage. Source: The Guardian.
Catholic school fees to rise by 7 per cent
Parents with students at Catholic schools in the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese are facing a 7 per cent hike in fees next year. Source: RiotACT.
Salesian launch emergency appeal for displaced Africans
Salesian Missions Australia has launched an emergency relief appeal for the Horn of Africa, where the Salesians of Don Bosco are providing access to food relief, education, basic necessities and agriculture programs.
Concerns about anti-Semitism raised at Holocaust remembrance service
Adelaide’s religious and community leaders used the annual Remembrance of the Shoah service in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral to raise concerns about increasing anti-Semitism while warning of the dangers of staying silent. Source: The Southern Cross.
Pope prays for victims of Istanbul bomb attack
As authorities in Turkey continued to investigate who was responsible for a deadly bombing in a busy shopping district in Istanbul, Pope Francis prayed for victims and the nation. Source: CNS.
Top Vatican diplomat to celebrate Mass for peace in Ukraine
In the Holy See’s latest bid to help bring an end to the war between Ukraine and Russia, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin will this week preside over a special Mass for peace in Ukraine. Source: Crux.
Bishops release voting guide for Victorian election
Victoria’s bishops have written to the state’s Catholic community to provide an election guide designed to help them consider and navigate key issues of significance, particularly those related to the common good.
Pope offers encouragement to delegates at COP27 conference
As delegates continue deliberations at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, Pope Francis offered his encouragement for efforts to protect the environment. Source: Vatican News.
Report shows poverty growing globally
Declining access to food, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of poverty worldwide, said a new report by a Jesuit research university program. Source: CNS.