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NSW gay conversion therapy bill offers exemptions for religion, parents
A bill to ban gay conversion therapy was introduced into the NSW Parliament yesterday, with allowances made for parents and religious sermons. Source: ABC News.
Catholic Education calls for full funding for all NT schools
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the federal and Northern Territory governments’ commitment to investing $1 billion into the Territory’s public education system by 2029 and has called for all NT schools to be fully funded in the next round of bilateral agreements.
British Dominican says Eucharist a remedy for modern body anxiety
In an age of gender and body dysphoria, the Eucharistic sacrifice is a reminder of “the great redemption of our bodies, and of Christ who gives all that he is through his body”, says British Dominican Fr Timothy Radcliffe. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Global life expectancy fell during Covid – but not in Australia
Global life expectancy fell by 1.6 years during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Australia was one of the few countries where people were still expected to live longer. Source: SBS News.
More students than ever enrolling at WA Catholic schools
More students than ever before are enrolled at Catholic schools in Western Australia, according to the state’s latest student census. Source: Catholic Education Western Australia.
Every picture tells a story about Brisbane cathedral
If you have been to a big event at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Brisbane in the past decade then chances are you have seen photographer Alan Edgecomb. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Saints not exceptions, but examples of humanity’s virtue: Pope
The saints are not unreachable “exceptions of humanity” but ordinary people who worked diligently to grow in virtue, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
Vatican’s Good Friday collection to aid humanitarian efforts in Gaza
This year, the Vatican’s annual Good Friday financial appeal for the Holy Land highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis facing the beleaguered population in Gaza and the Pope’s plea for peace. Source: CNA.
Three Coptic monks murdered in their monastery in South Africa
Three Egyptian monks of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of South Africa were brutally murdered on Tuesday in their monastery in Cullinan, a small town about 30 kilometres east of the capital, Pretoria. Source: OSV News.