The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has told parliamentarians that they should place the needs of vulnerable people at the centre of the country’s culture and politics. Source: ACBC Media Blog. The post Bishops tell Senate inquiry needs of the vulnerable must come first appeared first on CathNews. (Read More)

The Vatican yesterday formally repudiated the “doctrine of discovery”, officially declaring that a historic policy used to justify colonial exploitation is “not part of the teaching of the Catholic Church”. Source: NCR Online. The post Vatican formally repudiates ‘doctrine of discovery’ used to justify colonisation  appeared first on CathNews. (Read More)

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says schools and the mental health system need to better cater to people with disabilities so the ballooning National Disability Insurance Scheme can return to its original purpose of serving people with the most severe impairments. Source: The Age. The post Shorten says struggling NDIS should not be ‘the only port of call’ appeared first on CathNews. (Read More)

Catholic leaders have expressed sorrow and outrage after a fire in a Mexican immigration detention centre claimed the lives of at least 40 migrants, who appeared to be abandoned by guards as flames engulfed their locked cells. Source: OSV News. The post Catholic leaders outraged over fatal detention centre fire appeared first on CathNews. (Read More)