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Pope says Christians can work with atheists 
 

Published: 23 May 2013

Christians are called to welcome and cooperate with the good accomplished by members of other religions or no religion at all, promoting a culture of dialogue and peace, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, reports the Catholic news Service on NCR.


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British faith heads condemn London attack 
 

Published: 23 May 2013

A broad coalition of faith leaders have condemned the murder of a serving soldier in broad daylight in London yesterday afternoon by two men believed to be Islamist militants, reports The Tablet.


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Relic of Archbishop Romero presented to Pope in sainthood push


Published: 23 May 2013

Pope Francis has received a bloodstained relic of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero as a gift from El Salvador’s President Mauricio Funes Cartagena, reports the Catholic News service in The Catholic Herald.


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Vatican financial investigator says laws, roles will be strengthened


Published: 23 May 2013

The director of the Vatican's Financial Intelligence Authority (pictured) said the Vatican will further amend its finance-related laws in the coming months, increase screening of account holders at the Vatican bank and continue assessing the potential risk that accounts could be used for money laundering and the financing of terrorism, reports the Catholic News Service.


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NSW CEC urges principals to meet MPs over Gonski funding


Published: 23 May 2013

The NSW Catholic Education Commission has sent a letter to diocesan directors and principals, urging them to seek immediate meetings with local federal MPs to query the shifting Gonski funding figures, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.


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Great Grace II conference: Paul VI 'guided Vatican II'


Published: 22 May 2013

Pope Paul VI guided the Second Vatican Council to produce “a number of truly excellent documents and realignments of Church life in conformity with the Scriptures and the soundest tradition”, the Archbishop of Sydney, George Cardinal Pell, said at the start of the Great Grace Conference on Monday, reports The Catholic Weekly

 
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Bishop Mulkearns excused from Victorian abuse inquiry


Published: 22 May 2013

Former Ballarat bishop Ronald Mulkearns has been excused from giving evidence to the Victorian government inquiry into institutionalised sexual abuse, reports The Ballarat Courier.

 
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US bishops ask government to reassess drone policy

Published: 23 May 2013
The US bishops' conference has urged a public discussion on the use of unmanned targeted killings, also known as drones, and their moral implications, in letters to top government officials, reports the Catholic News Agency.

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Questions linger after dynamic sisters' meeting

It became clear during the recent meeting with Pope Francis in Rome is that while LCWR’s troubles may be an important part of the story, they remain only a portion of the larger global picture coming to light among leaders of women religious around the world, writes NCR in an editorial.


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Theologian says persecution of early Christians is a myth

Growing up Catholic in England, Candida Moss felt secure in life, yet was told in church that Christians have been persecuted since the dawn of Christianity. Now, as an adult and a theologian, she wants to set the record straight. Too many modern Christians invoke, to lamentable effect, an ancient history of persecution that didn’t exist, Moss argues in her newly published book, The Myth of Persecution: How Early Christians Invented A Story of Martyrdom, reports Religion News Service on Ucanews. 


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Cathblog - One thousand words

Photography is one of the most powerful mediums available. The image-saturated society we live in demands reflection, writes Beth Doherty. In photography, we have a reality and truth which is depicted in all its starkness, beauty and sadness. The power of the photograph; its content, composition, message can say much more than an article, a radio grab, or even a television show - as evidenced by the adage ‘a picture tells a thousand words.’


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