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Pope renews appeal for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
Pope Leo XIV said Palestinians in Gaza “continue to live in fear and survive in unacceptable conditions” as he renewed his appeal for a ceasefire and “full respect for humanitarian law”. Source: NCR Online.
Social services network welcomes Ley’s commitment to safety net
Catholic Social Services Australia responded with guarded optimism to Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s address to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia yesterday, which it said outlined a “principled approach” to fiscal management while maintaining support for vulnerable Australians.
New ACT law will make housing a human right
Access to adequate housing will become a human right in the ACT in a nation-leading expansion of the territory’s rights law that the bill’s architect said amounted to a “paradigm shift”. Source: Canberra Times.
New way of teaching sees boost in NAPLAN results
Catholic primary schools in Melbourne have boosted their NAPLAN results, thanks to a new way of teaching. Source: The Age.
Growing empowerment for women in Zambia
Catholic Mission and the broader Catholic community will come together to celebrate World Mission Month in October, guided by the theme “Missionaries of Hope Among All Peoples”.
University tops national survey for employer satisfaction
Australian Catholic University has ranked number one nationwide for employer satisfaction, according to the latest Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching Employer Satisfaction Survey.
Third phase of synodal process a ‘step forward’ for Church
Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, has invited the Church to “make every effort to ensure that the third phase of the synodal process constitutes a further step forward in the experience and understanding of synodality”. Source: Vatican News.
Parents of shooting victim say daughter’s progress a ‘miracle’
Three weeks after the Annunciation Catholic School shooting in Minnesota that killed two children and injured 21 during Mass, the parents of a 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head say her progress has been “miraculous”. Source: CNA.
Legionaries head says Maciel documentary a ‘cathartic’ experience
A new documentary on the life and crimes of Fr Marcial Maciel Degollado was another chance for Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi members to confront the truth of their founder’s dark past, the congregation’s general director says. Source: OSV News.