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New national safeguarding agency established

The Catholic Church has established a new company to oversee all safeguarding, child protection and professional standards in Australia, creating a more focused and streamlined model.

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Eileen O’Connor cause goes virtual

A new website and social media platforms have been created to promote the pathway to sainthood for the co-founder of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor, Eileen O’Connor.

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Lambie responds to refugee concerns

Refugee advocates have welcomed Senator Jacqui Lambie’s decision to block the Federal Government’s legislation which, if passed, has the power to ban mobile phones from immigration detention centres.

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Care packages offer comfort for dying

First Nations people in the end stages of their life are receiving a comforting reminder of their home country and traditions through a new project launched last month by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC).

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Papal honours for SA leaders

Pope Francis has appointed two Adelaide parishioners, Bill Griffiths (Cathedral) and Greg Crafter AO (Norwood), as Knights of the Order of St Gregory the Great.