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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.
Coroner criticises QLD’s euthanasia laws after man takes his life with wife’s medication
A coroner has found Queensland’s euthanasia laws are not “well-considered” after an elderly man took his own life using drugs prescribed for his wife. Source: ABC News.
Marching for ‘the unborn babies who cannot speak for themselves’
While pro-life advocacy has typically been a Catholic affair, pro-life group Love Sydney is showing that the defence of life can attract support from across Christian denominations. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Taking the Season of Creation to heart
In his prayer for September, Pope Francis returns to one of his central preoccupations: the threat to our environment and to the people affected by that threat, writes Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Mother Teresa’s ‘spiritual darkness’ was not depression or loss of faith, scholar says
The “spiritual darkness” that Mother Teresa describes in her writings can be difficult to comprehend, but this feeling of emptiness was not caused by depression or a loss of faith, according to a lecturer at an academic conference organised by the Mother Teresa Institute. Source: CNA.
South Carolina to resume executions after 13-year pause
The South Carolina Department of Corrections could potentially execute one death row inmate every 35 days as the state resumes executions on September 20 after a 13-year pause in carrying out the death penalty. Source: National Catholic Register.
African Catholics say synodality also a call to Christian unity
As Rome prepares for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other Christian leaders in Africa are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent. Source: Crux.