Female educators applying for leadership roles face gender bias and...
Female educators applying for leadership roles at Australian schools are more likely to encounter personal, social and systematic obstacles than their male peers, new research by Australian Catholic...
View ArticleArchdiocesan Assembly report finds ‘mission is active evangelisation’
A synthesis report summarising findings from the Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocesan Assembly has been published. Source: Catholic Voice.
View ArticleGreens pledge $1 billion to expand public hospital abortion services
The Greens have pledged $1 billion over a decade so that all public hospitals can provide abortion services, in a policy move designed to pressure Labor to commit to universal “reproductive health...
View ArticleFaith leaders unite against gambling ads
Catholic agencies have supported the Victorian Council of Churches in urging the Albanese Government to give parliamentarians a conscience vote on a complete ban on gambling advertising in Australia....
View ArticleJudge blocks Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law
Louisiana’s law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional, a United States federal judge ruled this week. Source: OSV News.
View ArticlePope moves part of Vatican library to Rome seminary
Pope Francis has called for the expansion of the Vatican library and archives to a building outside Vatican City to make more “available this precious patrimony”. Source: CNA.
View ArticleNew Zealand PM apologises to survivors of abuse who were in care
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable...
View ArticleRed letter day as stolen poppy tapestry replaced ‘just in time’
Gail O’Brien of the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse says support from the Hunters Hill parish and Catholic schools was “very special” after parishioners replaced a stolen artwork featuring red poppies just in...
View ArticleMemorial Mass celebrates South Sudanese bishop’s ‘courage, strength and...
Members of South Australia’s African Catholic community were joined by the faithful from interstate dioceses for the first anniversary Mass and celebration of South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban....
View ArticleSocial media giants face new regulations to protect mental health
Digital giants including Meta, Google and TikTok could soon be bound by a digital duty of care aimed at preventing the negative mental health impacts posed by social media. Source: News.com.au.
View ArticleSelfishness blocking progress on climate change, cardinal says
Efforts to slow climate change and mitigate its impact, particularly on the poor, are being thwarted by selfishness, the Vatican secretary of state has told world leaders at the COP29 climate...
View ArticleLabor, Coalition move to avoid election debate about abortion
The major parties have moved to avoid an election debate about abortion, with Labor confirming it would not revisit a scrapped policy that would force publicly funded hospitals to provide the procedure...
View ArticleHigh Court rules on Ballarat case
The Ballarat Diocese has been found not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy by a priest, in a landmark decision that casts doubts over thousands of legal cases against religious...
View ArticleStolen Generations trauma feeds haunting horror story
"The Moogai" is an Australian horror film about a mother who starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby. Source: Australian Catholics.
View ArticleGerman bishops debate future of Synodal Path
Four German bishops say the final document of the Synod on Synodality rules out further reforms from Germany’s Synodal Path initiative. Source: The Tablet.
View ArticleMartyrdom the most convincing testimony to hope: Pope
Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honour in the Church, Pope Francis said yesterday, highlighting their examples of faith and courage that continue to inspire Christians...
View ArticlePro-life leader advocate says summit will be a ‘turning point’
Australian pro-life voices will be heard at the inaugural National Life Summit in Sydney on November 30. Source: The Catholic Leader.
View ArticleMinister orders inquiry into Victoria’s exam fiasco
Victorian Education Minister Ben Carroll has ordered a full review into this year’s VCE exam bungle after the state’s curriculum authority unintentionally published test questions that gave thousands...
View ArticleFormer ACSL board members honoured for contributions to safeguarding
Former Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd board chair Michael Lavarch and departing board member Dr Robyn Miller have been honoured for their contributions to safeguarding in the Church.
View ArticleChristian Brother named WA’s Senior Australian of the Year
Western Australia’s newest Senior Australian of the Year, Br Thomas Oliver “Olly” Pickett, says he is still coming to terms with the unexpected honour. Source: ABC News.
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