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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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Centacare head points finger on Bakhtiyaris
Following a report indicating the Department of Immigration was wrong in its assessment that the deported Bakhtiyari family were not Afghans, the head of Adelaide's Centacare agency has said that objective scrutiny of the Department would uncover "dishonesty" and "lack of process".
ABC TV's Lateline reports that after almost five years and 20 appeals, the decision was made to deport the family at the end of last year. A newspaper report yesterday has provided evidence that has challenged the Department's reasons for the deportation, and refugee advocates are calling for the Bakhtiyari case to be reopened.
Dale West, a family friend and the head of the Catholic Welfare Agency Centacare in Adelaide, said he had spoken to staff from Senator Vanstone's office who admitted they knew Mrs Roqia Bakhtiyari was from Afghanistan. The Department had alleged that the family was Pakistani.
Mr West told Lateline: "If there was an objective scrutiny of the processes and procedures around this particular case, then I think we'd find that there has been dishonesty, there has been a lack of process."
The Age reports today that the Department has ruled out reopening the Bakhtiyari family case despite Afghan officials confirming that Mrs Bakhtiyari was an Afghan citizen.
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock yesterday denied on ABC Radio that the decision to deport the family was flawed.
SOURCE
Govt urged to reopen Bakhtiyari case (ABC TV Lateline 28/9/05)
Immigration 'no' to reopening Bakhtiyari case (The Age 29/9/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Centacare Adelaide
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
ARCHIVE
Bakhtiyaris arrive back in Afghanistan (CathNews 20/1/05)
Bakhtiaris 'headed for Afghanistan' according to Centacare head (CathNews 5/1/05)
Bakhtiyaris deported to save face, says Centacare head (CathNews 4/1/05)
Fears for Bakhtiyaris´ safety after deportation (CathNews 24/12/04)
Brigidine says Bakhtiyari family ´victims of cruel deed´ (CathNews 23/12/04)
NZ refuses Bakhtiyari pleas (CathNews 21/12/04)
Headmaster blasts ´totalitarian´ act on family (CathNews 21/12/04)
Students rally behind detained Bakhtiyari family (CathNews 20/12/04)
Headmaster optimistic over Bakhtiyari claims re-examination (CathNews 31/8/04)
Centacare director ´devastated´ by Govt demands (CathNews 30/6/04)
Bishop´s increased concern over Baxter situation (CathNews 13/12/04)
29 Sep 2005
