
Melbourne is renowned for its cultural, linguistic and religious diversity. The population reflects a wide spectrum of faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.
Source: Insider Guides

Melbourne’s Diwali Festival was held at Marvel Stadium in October, with 20,000 visitors flocking to Docklands for the always colourful occasion.
Source: Docklands News

Muslims across Europe are grappling with a “worrying surge” of racism that is being fuelled in part by “dehumanising anti-Muslim rhetoric”, the EU’s leading rights agency has said, as it published a survey in which nearly half of the Muslim respondents said they had recently experienced discrimination.
Source: The Guardian

For the second time in less than a year, Pope Francis met with transgender and intersex Catholics on Sunday (Oct. 13) at the Vatican, where he listened to their stories of pain, solitude and redemption.
Source: Religion News

Fethullah Gulen, proclaimed to be a modern Rumi, who passed away this week, said something similar some time ago as he lived a celibate life.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Since the Christchurch mosque terror attacks in 2019, conversion to Islam, especially among Māori, has skyrocketed.
Source: ABC

On Sunday, 6 October, His Holiness Pope Francis proclaimed His Grace Mykola Bychok CSsR, a Cardinal of the Catholic Church, being one of 21 new Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.
Source: Melbourne Catholic

Every so often we are reminded of the rich tapestry of stories, traditions, cultures and expressions of faith that comprise Australia.
Source: Melbourne Catholic
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