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See the good in everyone; seek the good together – Pope Francis

Pope Francis has an unmatched gift to speak to millions of people as if heart-to-heart. He speaks of Christian faith in a way that is fresh and appealing: God loves each one, without exception, intensely and personally.

This podcast is a must listen for all faith-based organisations taking child protection seriously.

Our guest, Professor Daryl Higgins from the Institute of Child Protection Studies talks about areas concerned around understanding how young people perceive safety.

Continuing the work done for the Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse to understand what are the different risks and perceptions that young people have around where harm might occur in the kind of youth serving organizations that they engage with.

Daryl outlines the fundamental questions communities need to be asking young people about their involvement in safety and what they want from faith-based communities.

National Apology Day in Australia will be observed on February 13. On Monday, we commemorate the first-ever national apology made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008 to reset the federal government’s rehabilitation, justice, and reconciliation agenda for all Indigenous Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their families.

Cancer is so prevalent there wouldn’t be too many people who don’t know of a friend or relative who hasn’t suffered from some type of cancer.

Healing divisions between Catholics, other Christian Churches and other religious traditions has been high on the agenda of Pope Francis.

The new school year is upon us. With the long summer break drawing to a close, parents naturally think of check lists and what needs to be done.