http://www.cathnews.com CathNews http://www.cathnews.com http://www.cathnews.com/_sharedimg/img_cathnews_logo_rss.jpg http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CathNews Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:10:17 +1100 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:10:17 +1100 Reports say the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints has approved a draft decree for submission to Pope Benedict recognising the "heroic virtues" of the late Pope John Paul II and declaring him "venerable". http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17801 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17801 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Tony Windsor, the Federal MP for New England, wants Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to clamp down on the number of religious, not-for-profit and charitable organisations not paying tax in Australia. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17830 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17830 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Dr Dan White, executive director of Catholic schools in the Sydney archdiocese, is urging parents to consider encouraging their kids to participate in other ways than "Schoolies Week" to celebrate the end of school. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17802 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17802 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Walking Nuns - The Sisters of Mercy Exhibition that celebrates the 150th anniversary of the order in Goulburn opened to a crowd of some 200 people at the Mt Carmel study hall in NSW. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17827 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17827 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Family and friends gathered to mourn murdered Sydney woman Chloe Waterlow during a solemn service in St Canice's parish at Rushcutters Bay yesterday. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17828 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17828 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT South Australia's parliament defeated a bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia as one Liberal MP pulled out his support for it. The conscience vote finished at 11 votes to 9. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17826 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17826 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The sisters from Bangladesh's Missionaries of Charity were praying when conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna were wheeled into surgery at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, reports the Daily Telegraph. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17799 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17799 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A woman left $40,000 worth of rare coins hidden under leaves at the Maryland National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mount St Mary's University while she left town, so the Blessed Virgin Mary would watch over her treasure. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17824 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17824 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A newly restored 6th century reliquary said to hold fragments of the cross on which Jesus was crucified is going on display at St Peter's Basilica. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17825 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17825 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT The path to nationhood for the East Timorese people was never going to be easy. After a few centuries of oppressive colonial rule by Portugal, including Japan's occupation during World War II, the East Timorese suffered Indonesia's brutal 24 year occupation and the killing and starvation of over 100,000 people. - Stephanie Thomas, The Bilum http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17831 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17831 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Marymount Mercy Centre is a spirituality centre owned and operated by the Sisters of Mercy of Parramatta situated in Castle Hill, a north-western suburb of Sydney.Marymount provides a beautiful venue for its present purpose of sponsoring the New Life personal and spiritual renewal programs, a Conference Centre, and a Retreat location. http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17832 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17832 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT To call Shlomo Sand's book "challenging" would be an understatement. The challenge begins with the English title: it goes further than a literal translation of the original Hebrew, which would be "When and How Was the Jewish People Invented?" What is undoubted is that what Sand is attempting to expose has wide appeal: it is unusual to find a book by a university academic labelled "International Bestseller". - Emma Klein, The Tablet http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17829 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17829 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT We must consider the impact legalising euthanasia would have on institutional, governmental and societal levels. We need to explore not only the practical realities, such as the possibilities for abuse, that allowing euthanasia would open up, but also, the effect that doing so would have on important values and symbols that make up the intangible fabric that constitutes our society. - Margaret Somerville, MercatorNet http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17833 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=17833 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT