News - National
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22-Jun-2011
Catholic Mission said its revenue for 2010 was $18.3 million, more than $5 million higher than in 2009, reports the Catholic Weekly.
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22-Jun-2011
An ex-Anglican theologian said the new ordinariate expected next year would likely enhance the liturgical culture of the post-conciliar Catholic Church, reports the Record.
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21-Jun-2011
Charities may be hit by a move that may eventually see the phasing out of cheques, which represent about 60 percent of their donations, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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20-Jun-2011
Christians must promote respect and dignity for the human person in the current national debate on Australia's policy on asylum seekers - in which both sides of the political divide are willing to "'export" asylum seekers - said the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
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19-Jun-2011
Cardinal George Pell has issued a letter against euthanasia, warning that it is a slippery slope, reports BioEdge.org.
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19-Jun-2011
Teachers in the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese are trialling iPads with children in reading recovery, a remedial program for Year 1 students, with encouraging results, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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16-Jun-2011
Bishops must be courageous "because Christian truths do not always win majority approval", Sydney's Cardinal George Pell said at the recent ordination of the archdiocese's auxiliary bishop Peter Comensoli, reports the Catholic Weekly.
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22-Jun-2011
American Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who is scheduled to deliver a free talk tonight in Melbourne, has spent 23 years working with gangs in Los Angeles' wildest neighbourhoods, reports The Age.
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22-Jun-2011
Australia's first Asian-born bishop will be ordained tonight at St Patrick's Cathedral in East Melbourne, the Archdiocese of Melbourne said in a media release.
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21-Jun-2011
Broadcaster Derryn Hinch - who once spent time in jail for naming a priest on trial for child sex offences - has been given home detention for after he was found guilty of contempt of court for publicly naming sex offenders, reports the Australian.
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23-Jun-2011
More than 5,000 faithful are expected to take part in the annual Procession of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday from Sydney's St Patrick's Church to St Mary's Cathedral to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, reports the Catholic Weekly.
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21-Jun-2011
Most parents, teachers and pupils in a Catholic primary school in Blacktown in Sydney's west are pleased with the results of the switch to a new open learning space, reports the Blacktown Sun.
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16-Jun-2011
The Newcastle Catholic community is undergoing a change of leadership and the new person taking over faces plenty of challenges, says the Newcastle Herald in an editorial.
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19-Jun-2011
South Australia's Social Inclusion Commissioner Monsignor David Cappo has spent more than $100,000 of taxpayers' money on international trips in four years, said a report on the AdelaideNow website.
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News - International
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21-Jun-2011
A Vatican official in charge of migrant care said refugees faced a "hardening of attitude" from countries they flee to, in an interview with Vatican Radio on the 60th anniversary of the founding of UNHCR, said a report on ucanews.com.
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20-Jun-2011
Nearly 20,000 priests are expected to accompany the young people attending World Youth Day 2011 in August, reports the Catholic News Agency.
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19-Jun-2011
The Vatican will hold an international conference on clerical sex abuse, in Rome next February, reports the Catholic News Agency.
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23-Jun-2011
Mental illness of a family member hurts the family's connection with the religious community, a new study by a US university has found, leading many affected families to leave the church and their faith behind, reports the News Medical website.
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21-Jun-2011
A US-based fragrance company has created a new fragrance for Pope Benedict to mark the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, said a Christian Newswire report on Earned Media.org.
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23-Jun-2011
An Israeli ambassador has added to the controversy surrounding Pope Pius XII, saying the War-time pontiff did actually save thousands of Jews, reports Speroforum news.
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22-Jun-2011
The BBC has broadcast a documentary on the experiences of more than 100 former pupils from two prep schools in England and Tanzania, of the Rosminian congregation, who said they were mentally, physically and sexually abused by the priests there during the 1960s, reports the Independent Catholic News.
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21-Jun-2011
The Vatican is lending iPods to pilgrims in a pilot program aimed at lowering the noise level from tour guide chatter - and raise appeal to the young, said an AP report in the Washington Post.
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20-Jun-2011
Cardinal George Pell has celebrated the first Mass at the newly-refurbished chapel in the Domus Australia pilgrim centre in Rome, with many of the workers involved in the renovations also attending, says Rome Reports.
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20-Jun-2011
The Church of England will allow celibate gay men to become bishops, acknowledging the impact of the Equality Act in requiring an update of its rules on the advancement of homosexuals, said a report by the Times in the Australian.
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20-Jun-2011
The Church should pay compensation each to victims who were sexually abused while in its care in the Netherlands, Reuters reports from recommendations by an independent commission.
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19-Jun-2011
The heirs to the Knights Templar have demanded an apology from the Vatican for the execution of their last leader, Jacques de Molay, who was burned at the stake in 1314, reports the Telegraph.co.uk.
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19-Jun-2011
Mercedes-Benz is making a greener, hybrid Popemobile for Benedict XVI, according to a report in the Herald Sun.
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20-Jun-2011
The beating of a human rights activist in West Papua last week was the latest in a long pattern of public violence by the Indonesian military, said a report on ucanews, citing a story from newmatilda.com.
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22-Jun-2011
Venezuela's clergy defied Pope John Paul II's urgings to "cool it" on political activism, about ten years ago, according to a series of wires obtained by WikiLeaks, reports Hispanically Speaking News.
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23-Jun-2011
A diocese in China's Sichuan province is scheduled to hold an episcopal ordination of a candidate not approved by the Vatican, on June 29, the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul,reports ucanews.com.
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Regulars
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23-Jun-2011
After languishing in storage for more than 30 years, three giant collages and other works by French artist Henri Matisse have been given a permanent home in the Vatican Museums, reports the Catholic News Service.
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22-Jun-2011
The horrors of Nazism and the Holocaust. were brought to life recently in a moving experience for a group of Melbourne Year 12 history students when they participated in a Shoah Holocaust Memorial Service for Christians, reports the Good Oil.
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21-Jun-2011
Why, after 500 years of Catholic culture is the church in Latin America so weak and dependent? It is still supported by Catholics from Europe and the United States with donations and many missionary personnel when its own riches of resources, human and material, should make it self-sufficient, reports NCR Online.
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20-Jun-2011
A recent survey of American people aged 18-29 found a perplexing result: many identify with being both pro-choice and pro-life on the subject of abortion, reports NCR Online.
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19-Jun-2011
Brother Anthony Ariniello is one of the most recognizable and intriguing figures to hit the streets of Rome in recent years. But the monk with a high-speed habit is now set to make his mark in France, reports the Catholic News Agency.
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23-Jun-2011
Fr Michael Sliney discusses the Feast of Corpus Christi in his weekly two-minute Gospel video.
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22-Jun-2011
Roots of Peace is a humanitarian organization dedicated to eradicating landmines worldwide and rehabilitating the land to make it productive once more, by turning "Mines into Vines". The website has a wide range of information about the group's activities.
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21-Jun-2011
The Diocese of Broken Bay held its first Synod gathering earlier this month. The Diocese's website has a wrap-up of the Synod, plans for the future and photos from the gathering.
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20-Jun-2011
Refugee Week runs from June 19 to June 25, to coincide with World Refugee Day, which was yesterday. This website carries a range of news, events, ambassadors and links.
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19-Jun-2011
Being Catholic carries a wide range of articles about contemporary issues, from values to digital technology and lifestyle, that will be of interest to teachers at Catholic schools.
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23-Jun-2011
This erotic tale tells the story of a struggling university student who is put to sleep for sessions with wealthy, elderly men. This is basically a movie about sexual fetishism. It is meant to excite, and it plays with gender in a distorted way. It is challenging and disturbing, adventurous and destructive.
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22-Jun-2011
In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. The original of this film was a hit and this worthy sequel is beautifully realised.
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20-Jun-2011
The action of this film takes place over a couple of hours. A music teacher finishes a class and drives home to his country house. He is attacked in his home by a masked group who attempt to kill him. This small Australian production raises issues of revenge and violence, and the dire consequences.
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19-Jun-2011
The premise of this quite long drama about families and friends is that in the ordinariness of life, we are not always truthful to ourselves or to others. We see a young man on a motor bike riding through Paris streets and suddenly hit by a lorry. A group of close friends come to visit him in hospital. Should they go on their planned holiday or stay in Paris to be with their friend?
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23-Jun-2011
The responsible nation state that is pulling its weight will not only open its borders to the refugees from the adjoining countries but will expect some flow over from major conflicts wherever they might occur. It is like throwing a stone into a pond; the ripples go everywhere, writes Frank Brennan in The Drum on ABC online.
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22-Jun-2011
Little did I realise when I briefly mentioned in my obituary of Fr Kit Cunningham that he “had spent 10 years as a missionary in Tanzania”, that during this period the English priest regularly abused young boys and also covered up for fellow priests who he knew were doing the same thing, writes Francis Phillips in the Catholic Herald.
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21-Jun-2011
We need to engage in broader and better-informed debates about refugees: about our moral obligations as a rich nation and its legal obligations. Australians need to realise that posturing, principled or cynical, cannot be a substitute for reason and sense, writes Fr Aloysius Mowe SJ, in the newsletter of Catholic Religious Australia.
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20-Jun-2011
The strength of the Pope's intellectualstyle is that it simplifies complex realities and provides a focus for reflection and conversation with those of a different view. But these strengths are also its potential weaknesses: when you think in large theoretical terms it is easy to miss the subtle relationships that are crucially important, writes Andrew Hamilton in Eureka Street.
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19-Jun-2011
A new online game called Vatican Wars divides players into two teams based on their opinions on topics including abortion, same sex marriage, the ordination of women and the use of birth control.It’s just a game. But it hits too close to home for me to find it funny, writes Kerry Webber in America magazine.
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21-Jun-2011
At 7.30pm tomorrow night, June 23, Bishop-elect Vincent Long Van Ngyuen will be ordained at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. The service will streamed live on www.cam.org.au
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