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Chalmers prepares to deliver pre-election Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his fourth Budget tonight, which is expected to provide more cost-of-living measures as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to call the election, possibly within days. Source: News.com.au.
Catholic and Jewish leaders unite against antisemitism
Catholic Religious Australia and the Executive Council of Australian Jewry yesterday released a new resource to assist Catholic schools, communities and agencies to hold better-informed discussions about antisemitism.
Pope ‘teaching the world about human frailty’
Pope Francis, in his weakness, is teaching the world about human frailty, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said yesterday at a press conference for a Vatican summit on longevity. Source: CNA.
New housing arrangement benefits both owner and sharerÂ
A program aimed at creating meaningful and supportive housing arrangements for older women is being trialled in South Australia. Source: The Southern Cross.
Thousands gather to pray for the unborn
It was standing room only inside St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Sunday, as thousands gathered for a Mass to mark the Third Sunday of Lent and the Day of the Unborn Child. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Archdiocese bids farewell to Bishop-Elect Percy
With a host of assembled clergy, hymns soaring and a cathedral filled with well-wishers, the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese turned out in force to bid a heartfelt farewell to Bishop-Elect Tony Percy. Source: Catholic Voice.
Prominent Jesuit accused of abusing women to face canonical trial
The canonical trial against Slovenian Fr Marko Rupnik – a prominent artist and former Jesuit accused of spiritually and sexually abusing women for decades – is being prepared, the Vatican’s doctrinal chief said. Source: Catholic Review.
Bishop speaks out against decline in human rights in South Africa
A South African bishop has expressed concern at the decline of the country’s human rights commitments and called for the full embrace of its constitutional guarantees. Source: The Tablet.
Vatican unveils ‘lost’ masterpiece of the deposition of Christ
A painting of Christ being laid in the tomb, long hidden under layers of overpainting and forgotten by history, will once again be visible to the public in an exhibit at the Vatican. Source: OSV News.