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Pope’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting
Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message will expand on the prayer he expressed the night of his election when addressing the crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square. Source: OSV News.
Stories of labour exploitation a ‘wake-up call’ for Catholic organisations
Stories of labour exploitation obtained by Domus 8.7, the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network’s modern slavery remediation service, feature in a new Property Council resource for the Australian construction sector.
Caritas condemns man-made famine and assault on Gaza City
Caritas Internationalis has issued a statement on the famine in Gaza and attacks on Gaza City, saying it represents “a collapse of moral order, a failure of leadership, responsibility and humanity itself”. Source: The Southern Cross.
Festival pilgrims will ‘choose their own adventure’
It’s full steam ahead to this year’s Australian Catholic Youth Festival, with the event now less than 100 days out. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Refugee mentoring program provides pathways to health careers
A Calvary community initiative is helping people from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds gain valuable work experience in an Australian workplace.
Calls to tweak tax rules to reduce NDIS costs and give participants more options
New tax rules could encourage more accommodation options for Australians living with a disability and reduce the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. Source: ABC News.
Trump says he will seek death penalty for all murders in DC
United States President Donald Trump announced yesterday that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, DC. Source: Catholic Review.
Colombia’s bishops condemn deadly terrorist attacks
Colombia’s bishops expressed their outrage after at least 18 people died and more than 40 were injured in two attacks in Colombia attributed to different dissident factions of the former FARC guerrilla group. Source: NCR Online.
India’s Eastern Rite synod resolves long-running liturgy dispute
The Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church has approved the resolution of a liturgy dispute that had troubled the India-based Eastern Catholic Church for the past five years. Source: UCA News.