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Brisbane Archdiocese offers sites to help ease housing crisis
- . 18 June 2024
Brisbane Archdiocese and The Salvation Army are offering 15 sites to the Queensland Government in a plan to ease housing stress across the state. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Catholics encouraged to support 2024 appeal
- . 18 June 2024
Catholics around Australia are being encouraged to support the Peter’s Pence appeal on June 30, the Sunday after the Feast of St Peter and St Paul. Source: ACBC.
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Former Bishop of Broome faces court on two new charges
- . 18 June 2024
The former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders has faced court on two new charges of historical sexual offences in the Kimberley. Source: ABC News.
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Lessons learned at 2018 Synod on Young People as valuable as ever
- . 18 June 2024
It is five years since Pope Francis’ letter to young people and the entire Church, Christus Vivit, which followed the Synod on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment, writes Sebastian Duhau. Source: Catholic Outlook.
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Marist brother’s secret to living a long and joyful life? Love
- . 18 June 2024
The Marist Brothers Star of the Sea Province will tomorrow celebrate the 100th birthday of its oldest living brother, Br Vincent Shekleton.
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Family law – Murdoch, Murdoch and Murdoch
- . 18 June 2024
In the more than three decades since the University of Notre Dame Australia opened its doors, few have been part of its fabric quite like the Murdoch family.
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Religious freedom ensures other rights, Vatican diplomat says
- . 18 June 2024
Governments should exercise “a detached neutrality” towards religions, the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states told a conference last week. Source: The Tablet.
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Pope appeals for end to violence in Congo
- . 18 June 2024
Pope Francis has called for peace in the conflict-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo and urged its government and the international community to work jointly to safeguard lives by ending violence in the country. Source: UCA News.
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Archaeological find in Israel a ‘greeting from Christian pilgrims’
- . 18 June 2024
According to the Israel Antiquities Authority, the discovery of a Byzantine-period church in the northern Negev opens a window to the world of Christian pilgrims. Source: OSV News.