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US dioceses, groups launch mass lawsuit against govt over healthcare 
 

Published: 21 May 2012

A total of 43 Catholic dioceses, schools, hospitals, social service agencies and other institutions filed suit in a federal court yesterday to stop three government agencies from implementing a mandate that would require them to cover contraceptives and sterilisation in their health plans, reports the Catholic News Service.


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Catholic education fraudster loses home  
 

Published: 21 May 2012

When fraudster Timothy Cousins walks out through prison gates, after serving at least two years for swindling the Catholic Education Office in Canberra, he will be looking for a new home, reports the Canberra Times.


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Rise in surrogate pregnancies raises ethical concerns


Published: 21 May 2012

An increase in the practice of surrogate pregnancy is leading to health risks, ethical concerns and a problematic understanding of the family, warns the founder of a bioethics organisation, reports the Catholic News Agency.


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Stones thrown at church in West Java


Published: 21 May 2012

A leader of a Christian church in West Java has urged Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take action against religious intolerance after radical Muslims were accused of throwing stones and urine at a church congregation, reports Ucanews.


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Lady Gaga defies censors in Manila concert


Published: 21 May 2012

Lady Gaga has defied critics and state censors in the Philippines as up to 40,000 fans roared their approval at a concert in Manila last night, reports News.com.


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Vatican promises to use the law to fight leaked Papal documents


Published: 20 May 2012

The Vatican has promised to use legal remedies to fight another case of leaked documents in which numerous letters and reports from the desk of Pope Benedict XVI have been published in an Italian newspaper, reports Vatican Insider.

 
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NSW nuns in protest against coal seam gas


Published: 20 May 2012

Catholic nuns on the north coast of NSW have taken part in a protest rally against the coal seam gas industry, reports the Northern Star.

 
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New convent in Penola honours St Mary

Published: 21 May 2012
A new convent is being built in Penola in South Australia's south east next to the site where Mary MacKillop established her first school, reports the ABC in a story published on Yahoo7.

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Opinion - Why a priest needs to be a man for all people

In my very short time as a priest, I have come to learn one thing very quickly: expect the unexpected, writes Father Greg Morgan, reflecting on his year at Broken Hill, in The Catholic Weekly.


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Feature - 'Faith helped me survive': Austrian chancellor's son

Kurt von Schuschnigg, whose father was chancellor of Austria when it was invaded by the Nazis, says that his Catholic faith helped him get through difficult times during World War II and now guides the way that he looks back at past events, reports the Catholic News Agency.


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Featured website - Cyber Sin the Movie

Cyber Sin is an eight-minute film that has been screened in Sydney’s Catholic schools as part of a major resource in the war on cyber-bullying. The website has details of the film and a link that allows viewers to watch it.


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Film review - W.E.

The fact that W.E. was given very little cinema release raises the question about hostility -to Madonna who co-wrote and directed the film and/or to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.


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CathBlog - Respectfully hearing each other's voice

At a planning meeting for a large organisation, the facilitator has asked us to map the best structure for the organisation. It turned out as a series of circles. We could have saved time by simply listening to the wisdom in the room. I noted the wry smile of a wise Indigenous woman in the room, writes Louise McKeogh


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