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Liturgy & Church
1891: Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum (On the Condition of the Working Classes)
Rerum Novarum was a groundbreaking encyclical from Pope Leo Xlll in 1891 that laid the foundation for modern Catholic Social Teaching. It directly took up the issue of the dignity and rights of workers in a rapidly changing world where industrialisation had created an ever widening gap between the materially rich and the working poor.
Mary Help of Christians, Patron of Australia
Mary Help of Christians is the Patroness of Australia.The feast focusses on Mary’s help to those in need through her intercession to confront sin and to stand against anti-Christian forces.
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National Sorry Day
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