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Vatican offers new guide for implementation phase of Synod
A new document from the Synod of Bishops released yesterday is intended “to provide an interpretive key” for bishops to implement synodality in their dioceses in the next phase of the Synod, which will culminate in a whole Church assembly in 2028. Source: Vatican News.
Pope Leo to use July break to work on his first encyclical
Pope Leo XIV plans to use his summer break at Castel Gandolfo to draft the framework of his first encyclical, according to his longtime friend and fellow Augustinian, Fr Alejandro Moral Antón. Source: OSV News.
Labor ‘stands ready’ to add antisemitism studies to school curriculum
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare “stands ready” to reform the school curriculum so children are taught more about antisemitism, declaring there was a role for teachers in educating young people about the “poison” of bigotry towards Jews. Source: The Australian.
Catholic Schools Broken Bay launches new five-year strategy
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo on Friday launched a new five-year strategy for Catholic Schools Broken Bay, titled Shaping Tomorrow, Together in Faith. Source: Broken Bay News.
Read all about it: Canberra to host Press Association conference
The Australasian Catholic Press Association has announced its annual conference and award night will be held at the Pavilion on Northbourne in Canberra in September.
Adelaide’s Catholic tertiary residential college appoints new head
Sarah Moller has been appointed to lead Aquinas College, Adelaide’s only Catholic tertiary residential college. Source: The Southern Cross.
Blessed Frassati’s coffin to be moved to Rome for Jubilee of Youth
The coffin holding the incorrupt body of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be in Rome for veneration during the Jubilee of Youth from July 26 to August 4. Source: CNA.
Indonesian bishops to promote safe migration
Catholic bishops in Indonesia’s Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province have pledged to prioritise tackling various factors related to illegal migration and trafficking in the region. Source: UCA News.
The Chosen’s ‘endgame’ is to point people to Jesus, series’ creator says
Just as The Chosen wrapped up the release of Season 5 in the United States, the hit series about Jesus and those who knew him is set to stream internationally this month. Source: CNS.