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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
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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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Vatican health official toasts Jesuit winemaker
Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, who has been in South Australia for last week's World Day of the Sick, has visited the Jesuits' Sevenhill winery in the Clare Valley in the state's mid-north, to pay tribute to the work of Emeritus Winemaker, Br John May SJ.
The Northern Argus reports that Cardinal Barragan presented Br May with a special Vatican medal blessed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in recognition of his work for the Catholic Church.
The medal, number 432 of only 6000 minted for presentation throughout the world, was issued by the Vatican City Secretariat of State to commemorate the first year of the pontificate of His Holiness Pope Benedict XV1.
The medal presentation occurred at the conclusion of a visit to the historic Jesuit winery by members of the Vatican delegation attending the 14th World Day of the Sick ceremonies in Adelaide.
Sevenhill Cellars has produced sacramental wine since 1848. It also produces an award-winning range of whites, reds and fortified wines. Channel 9's Today program also featured Sevenhill Cellars yesterday, when the program's weather presenter paid a promotional visit to present the weather forecast on location.
Br May escorted the Vatican delegation on a tour of the Sevenhill site, including the crypt, underground cellar and an opportunity to taste the wine. Delegates were presented with gifts of Sevenhill wine as mementos of their visit which included a European style lunch on the winery lawns where guests were served Sevenhill Riesling and Shiraz which earned many favourable comments.
Brother John, who has twice visited the Vatican, told the Argus that the celebration of Mass with the delegates was a special memory.
"I was given an opportunity to explain the history of the Jesuits in Sevenhill and the history of the winery which was well received," he said.
SOURCE
Vatican delegation (Northern Argus 15/2/06)
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16 Feb 2006
