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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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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.
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Cardinal Sodano hopes for end to tensions with China
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, has expressed his hope that difficulties between the Catholic Church and the Chinese government will soon be overcome.
Catholic News Agency reports that the cardinal was alluding to China's refusal to allow four bishops to attend the Synod of Bishops. During the inauguration of a new conference centre at the Gregorian University in Rome, he said the Holy See hopes "these tensions will end soon."
"The bishops of the whole world gathered at the Synod were saddened at not being able to meet with their brothers from China, the four brother bishops invited by the Pope," the cardinal stated. "Nevertheless, we hope that soon, just has the Pope has written, they can come to Rome and meet with us in a fraternal embrace," the cardinal added.
"History moves on, and I think we will soon overcome these difficulties," Cardinal Sodano continued. The Holy See "has always made know it is prepared to dialogue, to initiate contacts, to begin to explain its traditions."
The cardinal also noted that "we must always insist on the concept that the Church is one, throughout the world, in all cultures, in all nations, and governments do not have the right to tell people how they must live their faith."
On the other hand, the Minister of Foreign Relations in Taiwan, Mark Chen, acknowledged this Wednesday for the first time that diplomatic ties between Taiwan and the Vatican are "in jeopardy."
According to Chen, the Taiwanese ambassador to the Holy See is following closely "the signs of a possible worsening of bilateral ties" with the only diplomatic ally of Taiwan in Europe.
SOURCE
Cardinal Sodano hopeful for end of tensions with China (Catholic News Agency 27/10/05)
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China insists Vatican avoid 'interference' (Irish Times 27/10/05)
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China rebuffs Vatican gesture (Catholic World News 27/10/05)
Cardinal Sodano Says Ties With China Can Be Normalized (Zenit 26/10/05)
Vatican lists conditions for ties with China (Reuters 25/10/05)
The problem with Beijing is religious freedom, says Cardinal Sodano (AsiaNews.it 26/10/05)
Vatican ready to quit Taiwan for ties with Beijing (Catholic World News 26/10/05)
Taiwan's envoy not worried by Vatican stance on China (Catholic World News 26/10/05)
Letter to Chinese bishops absent from the Synod (Vatican Information Service 23/10/05)
Hong Kong bishop hopeful for Vatican-Chinese relations (Catholic News Agency 24/10/05)
Benedict XVI for Chinese Bishops (Missionary Service News Agency 24/10/05)
At Synod, Regrets Over Absence of 4 Chinese (Zenit 23/10/05)
Synod's Letter to Absent Chinese Bishops (Zenit 23/10/05)
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Synod writes to Chinese bishops (AsiaNews.it 22/10/05)
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Inside The Church In China (Vatican Radio English Features 20/10/05, audio - requires Real Player)
Chinese Bishop Hopes Diplomatic Ties Will Be Mended (Zenit 19/10/05)
A new Chinese bishop consecrated with Vatican approval (AsiaNews.it 19/10/05)
Chinese bishop hopes relations improve between Vatican, Beijing (Catholic News Agency 19/10/05)
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Pope to write letter to Chinese bishops invited to Synod (AsiaNews.it 18/10/05)
Chinese bishops write Synod; Pope to reply (Catholic World News 18/10/05)
Future of Christians in China (Part 2) (Zenit 16/10/05)
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28 Oct 2005
