Friday, 18 May 2012

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Administrator elected to lead Canberra-Goulburn

Published: 17 May 2012

Monsignor John Woods has been elected Diocesan Administrator of Canberra-Goulburn to lead the Archdiocese until the installation of a new archbishop following the appointment of Archbishop Mark Coleridge to Brisbane, the diocese said in a statement.

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US bishops' lawyers say Obama health move is inadequate

Published: 17 May 2012

Arguing that a promised “accommodation” to the Obama administration’s contraception mandate fails to address religious freedom concerns, attorneys for the US bishops suggest a possible lawsuit if the mandate is not rescinded, reports the Catholic News Agency.

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Tony Blair says world without faith would be a disaster

Published: 17 May 2012

Tony Blair has told a conference in London that a world without faith would be a disaster, reports the Catholic Herald.

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Vatican II teachings on Judaism are binding, says official

Published: 17 May 2012

The Catholic Church's relationship to Judaism as taught by the Second Vatican Council and the interpretations and developments of that teaching by subsequent popes, "are binding on a Catholic," said the Vatican official responsible for relations with the Jews, reports the Catholic News Service.

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Olympic prayer relay begins in England

Published: 17 May 2012

A 70-day prayer relay, that mirrors the journey of the Olympic Torch through over 1,000 communities across England, is to be launched today with a blessing ceremony in Cornwall, reports the Independent Catholic Herald.

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Legionaries knew about priest's child for months

Published: 16 May 2012

Leaders of the Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters, reports Yahoo7.

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Archbishop Coleridge names Church's great challenge

Published: 16 May 2012

The new Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge says the Church's greatest challenge is to become a more missionary Church "at a time when a certain institutional diminishment can tempt us to circle the wagons in some supposedly self-protective manoeuvre," reports The Catholic Leader.

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Rock singer dances back into the limelight

Published: 17 May 2012

Melbourne Catholic boy Brian Mannix isn’t taking to heart the harsh words levelled at him on Dancing with the Stars. ‘‘I suppose they’re being kind,’’ adds the ’80s rock legend, speaking at a studio around the corner from his family home, reports the Moonee Valley Weekly.

Comment - Yes, ecumenism does matter

For seven years I had the privilege of being the Pastoral Mission Co-ordinator for the Catholic community at the Seaford Ecumenical Mission in South Australia. My understanding, experience and appreciation of ecumenism makes me want to shout from the rooftop: “Yes, ecumenism does matter!” writes Sister Bernadina Sontrop SGS in The Good Oil.