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A US Coast Guard officer who refused to be injected with a vaccine derived from the remains of an aborted child has won an exemption from the required vaccination.
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Pope thanks "wifes of Christ"
Pope Benedict yesterday thanked consecrated virgins for their "total gift" to Christ encouraging them to "always irradiate the dignity of being the wife of Christ."
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Mail and penny drop for WYD
Preparations for World Youth Day have stepped up a notch with a letter drop to half a million Sydney homes and the release of a commemorative colour coin of the Pope.
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Priest in supermarket trolley protest
Melbourne parish priest, Fr Noel Brady, has launched a protest against unsightly supermarket trolleys left abandond in streets for up to three months.
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Call to follow WA and reject cloning
Sydney archdiocese policy officer, Dr Brigid McKenna, has welcomed a decision by the Western Australian Legislative Council to reject cloning as a victory for "commonsense science and morality."
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US churches offer mortgage help
With US lenders threatening to repossess 650,000 homes in the first quarter of 2008, Catholic parishes are mobilising to offer assistance to mortgage distressed homeowners.
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Feature - A new dawn for Sorry Day
It is time for this country to build new relationships and to be open to future possibilities, we commit ourselves to deep, on-going dialogue with our indigenous sisters and brothers on further ways of moving forward. - Fr Mark Raper, Pathways
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Featured Website - Ron Rolheiser
This is the website of one of the best known Catholic priests in the western world. Fr Rolheiser is best known through his writings and lecturing on spirituality and prising open the Word in such a clear, beautiful and heart-inspiring style.
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Film Review - Shutter
Based on a 2004 Thai film of the same name, Shutter is an American/Japanese production. If you can take the shocks and violence of this genre, this film is worth the admission price for the cinematography alone. - Fr Richard Leonard, Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting
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Opinion - Middle class creep in Irish Church
During the transformation of Irish society from a largely rural and agricultural economy to an industrialised one there occurred a failure of imagination in the Irish Church. - Fr Oliver Rafferty, The Catholic Herald
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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
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Pell named to post-Synod committee
Cardinal George Pell is part of a team of 15 prelates selected for a post-synodal council that is to carry the work of the 2-23 October Synod of Bishops to its conclusion.
Catholic World News reports that Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, the general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, released the names of the committee members. There are four from each of the regions America, Asia/Oceania, and Europe, and three from Africa.
Some of the members were elected by the full Synod membership; others were appointed by Pope Benedict XVI.
Meanwhile Cardinal Pell participated in a post-synodal press conference at the weekend, along with Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec, Archbishop Roland Minnerath of Dijon, France, and Bishop Salvatore Fisichella, rector of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
The Vatican Information Service says Cardinal Ouellet spoke of the climate of fraternity and unity in the faith that had characterised the Synod, despite the diversity of cultures. He specified how the final message of the synodal assembly was based "not on propositions or comments, but on the Eucharist as the fulcrum of Church life and activity".
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Post-synod committee named (Catholic World News 24/10/05)
Climate of fraternity and unity in the faith (Vatican Information Service 22/10/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Synod of Bishops
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ARCHIVE
Aussie expert says Pope will fix Synod theology gaps (CathNews 24/10/05)
Synod final message rebuffs Latin Mass, priest shortage (CathNews 21/10/05)
Synod worried Catholics misunderstand Real Presence (CathNews 20/10/05)
Synod opts for major vocations push, not easing of celibacy (CathNews 19/10/05)
Synod takes time off to work on combining propositions (CathNews 18/10/05)
Synod told of Eucharist as 'pulsating heart' of Timor mission (CathNews 17/10/05)
Synod bishops seek middle ground solutions (CathNews 14/10/05)
Synod frank talk producing few breakthroughs (CathNews 13/10/05)
Pell call to preserve celibacy rule (CathNews 12/10/05)
Irish archbishop says Liturgy of Word can heal (CathNews 11/10/05)
Hobart Archbishop insists on credit for hardworking priests (CathNews 10/10/05)
Opus Dei head argues against giant masses (CathNews 7/10/05)
Oceania bishops plead case for married clergy (CathNews 7/10/05)
Kiwi bishop challenges Synod to review communion ban for divorced (CathNews 6/10/05)
Pope talks to Synod about collegiality (CathNews 5/10/05)
Pope opens Synod with Eucharist link to peaceful, just society (CathNews 4/10/05)
Aussie Synod expert stresses Eucharist values before rules (CathNews 29/9/05)
Two Australians on auditors list for October Synod (CathNews 27/9/05)
Synod tipped to stress Sunday Mass obligation (CathNews 28/9/05)
Pope names four mainland Chinese bishops to October synod (CathNews 9/9/05)
Synod threat to youth masses (CathNews 25/7/05)
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Twenty-First General Congregation (Vatican Information Service 21/10/05)
Final message of the Synod of Bishops (Vatican Information Service 22/10/05)
Twenty-Second General Congregation (Vatican Information Service 22/10/05)
Letter to Chinese bishops absent from the Synod (Vatican Information Service 23/10/05)
Pope closes the synod and the Year of the Eucharist (Vatican Information Service 24/10/05)
Special bond between Eucharist and the Church's Mission (Vatican Information Service 24/10/05)
Final Synod message is hopeful and sober (catholicireland.net 24/10/05)
Never before has China’s Church been so present at a Synod (AsiaNews.it 24/10/05)
Synod closes with strong emphasis on eucharistic renewal (Catholic News Service 24/10/05)
Pope Benedict closes Bishop’s Synod, says Eucharist must be inner force for all faithful (Catholic News Agency 24/10/05)
Pope entrusts Synod to care of Mary, stresses bond between Eucharist and Church’s mission (Catholic News Agency 24/10/05)
Final message of Synod clings to Church practice and tradition, stresses Eucharist must be central (Catholic News Agency 24/10/05)
Synod Of Bishops Concludes Solemnly, 50 Recommendations Published (Catholic Bishops Conference of India 24/10/05)
Synod speaks on celibacy, divorce, intercommunion, etc. (Catholic World News 22/10/05)
Eucharist is source of mission, Pope tells audience (Catholic World News 24/10/05)
Cardinal Kasper questions Synod conclusion on divorce and Communion (Catholic World News 24/10/05)
Benedict XVI Publishes Synod's Recommendations (Zenit 23/10/05)
At Synod, Regrets Over Absence of 4 Chinese (Zenit 23/10/05)
On Closing of Synod and Year of the Eucharist (Zenit 23/10/05)
Pope's Homily at Close of Year of the Eucharist (Zenit 23/10/05)
Message of Synod on the Eucharist (Zenit 23/10/05)
Synod's Letter to Absent Chinese Bishops (Zenit 23/10/05)
25 Oct 2005
