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Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and representatives of other Orthodox and Anglican churches accompanied Pope Benedict in lighting a candle to launch the Year of St Paul.
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Volunteers refuse WYD powers
Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service volunteers will not seek "authorised person" status while assisting with WYD in order to avoid "negative interactions with people".
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Vietnam up, US down on WYD numbers
A record number of Vietnamese pilgrims will attend World Youth Day this year but US numbers are down - and 50 Angola pilgrims are stranded in Sydney instead of Adelaide because tour organisers thought the SA capital was only an hour way.
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Celebrate the living spirit: Bishops urge
Australia's bishops have urged Catholics to "celebrate the Living Spirit" to mark Aboriginal and Torres Islander Sunday this weekend.
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Korean priests in Mass protest against US beef
Two hundred South Korean priests have celebrated a street Mass in Seoul to protest an unpopular government decision to resume beef imports from the US.
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Bees for Benedict
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has presented Pope Benedict with two new specially made three wheeled vehicles.
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Feature - Walking away from what they do not know
"People who leave the Church are not leaving because they are rejecting the teachings of John Paul II or Pope Benedict. Most do so because they go to Catholic schools and they think that the kind of warm secular humanism with Christian gloss that they get in Catholic schools is in fact the Catholic faith and it hasn't captured their imagination, their love or their intellect so they are walking away from something that they do not know." - The Catholic Herald
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Featured Website - First Things
First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society." It is published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life in the United States of America.
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Film Review - Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is essentially a martial arts comedy and is a total action movie. It has striking effects and action sequences and a particularly impressive concluding fantasy sequence which brings DreamWorks to a new level of technological sophistication. There is a strong cultural feel about the movie and it heavily draws on Chinese culture to bring authenticity to its fantasy. - Peter Sheehan, Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting
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Opinion - God is without circumference
His challenge was to see the beauty in every face, even when the owner of that face had long given up on it. Surely, that is to love others as Jesus did—Jesus the One who never gives up on us. If we are to love as Jesus loved, we need to be forgiving people. Forgiving people are bridge-builders and reconcilers. - Fr Chris Gleeson, Madonna
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OPINION
Beyond knowledge to wisdomI believe this is one of the crisis points for contemporary Christianity. Put bluntly, its representatives do not seem wise. Yes, those representatives can give you any amount of information, some of them can even speak knowledgeably of Christian teachings. Wisdom is another thing altogether. - Fr Michael Whelan [More] - Aquinas Academy
FEATURE
Connected across bordersIt is time for leaders of nations to see their national interests as connected with the interests of people on the other side of the globe. We have reached the point where human existence is at stake and our destiny is inextricably linked. If we are to overcome this crisis of climate change we need to think beyond the confines of national states. - Just Comment [More] - Edmund Rice Centre
FEATURED CATHOLIC WEBSITE
Catholic Education Diocese of ParramattaReturning to our education theme, we shine the spotlight on arguably the most innovative Catholic education website in the country. In addition to all the standard features of any CEO site, Parramatta's includes some interactive opinion polls and a competition for students to attempt to ''Become the Executive Director for the day''. The site is also well regarded for its RE and curriculum resources.
- www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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Pope suggests sport can build respectful society
Pope Benedict XVI told yesterday's General Audience that sport represents a discipline which, "if practiced in respect for the rules, becomes an educational instrument and a vehicle for important human and spiritual values".
Catholic News Agency reports that among the nearly 26,000 pilgrims present for the Pope's general audience today in St. Peter's Square were representatives from the UEFA and "Gioco Calcio" sport federations, to whom the Holy Father spoke of the spiritual importance of sport--activities which, he said, can bring respect, loyalty and solidarity between peoples.
Youth from 16 countries, accompanied by their respective ambassadors, are currently in Italy participating in the "Calcio-Cares" project, which is being organised in collaboration with the Pontifical "Cor Unum" Council.
Pope Benedict told the group that, "Your presence gives me the opportunity to shed light on the importance of sport, a discipline which, if practiced in respect for the rules, becomes an educational instrument and a vehicle for important human and spiritual values."
"May today's initiative", he said, "also serve to revitalize in each of you the commitment to ensure that sport contributes to building a society characterized by mutual respect, loyalty of behavior, and solidarity between peoples and cultures."
Meanwhile Cardinal George Pell told the National Press Club in Canberra yesterday that he was satisfied that the downgrading of the striking charge of Sydney Swans AFL captain Barry Hall represented a just outcome.
"I've seen Barry Hall play many times and he's a big, tough fella," he said. "If he'd given that chap a decent whack he wouldn't have been rolling around and carrying on, he would have gone straight down.
"It was a playful little nudge and I've got no doubt whatsoever that complete justice was done."
SOURCE
Pope Benedict: sports, properly practiced, can build respect, loyalty and solidarity between people and cultures (Catholic News Agency 21/9/05)
Hall has friends in holy places (Sydney Morning Herald/Australian Associated Press 22/9/05)
ARCHIVE
Vatican announces setting up of sports desk (CathNews 5/8/04)
Pope says Olympics help promote healthy attitude toward sports (CathNews 28/6/04)
Pope underlines value of sport in spiritual formation (CathNews 19/9/03)
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General Audience: The Lord remains close to his creatures (Vatican Information Service 21/9/05)
May sport contribute to creating loyalty and respect (Vatican Information Service 21/9/05)
Declaration by Director of Holy See Press Office (Vatican Information Service 21/9/05)
Audiences (Vatican Information Service 21/9/05)
Closeness of God with Old Testament Israel points to coming Christ, His presence to the world, says Pope (Catholic News Agency 21/9/05)
Pope praises sports competition (Catholic World News 21/9/05)
Benedict XVI General Audience - text (21/9/05 - to come)
Pope Benedict XVI: Ark of the Covenant (Vatican Radio English Features 21/9/05, audio - requires Real Player)
From our Gallery (Vatican Radio English Features 21/9/05, audio - requires Real Player)
Peace Loving Pope (Vatican Radio English Features 21/9/05, audio - requires Real Player)
Pope's General Audience (Vatican Radio English Features 21/9/05, audio - requires Real Player)
John Paul II's Last Words (Zenit 20/9/05)
Musical CD in Memory of John Paul II (Zenit 20/9/05)
22 Sep 2005
