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Homo-erotic Jesus storm at Vienna cathedral museum
A painting by a famous Austrian artist depicting a homosexual orgy of the Apostles has been swifly removed from an exhibition at a museum at Vienna's St Stephen's Cathedral but protest continues over other pictures said to portray a homoerotic vision of Christ's crucifixion.
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Business not coming to Mary's party

After a campaign for corporate sponsorship failed, the Sisters of St Joseph have introduced bookings and fees to cope with an expected 25,000 pilgrims per day who will visit the tomb of Blessed Mary MacKillop.

News - International
Vietnamese Christian prisoner tortured to death

A Vietnamese Catholic from a Montagnard village has died in prison after being arrested and tortured by police, the Montagnard Foundation International has alleged.

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Aussie elected to Christian Brothers international leadership team
Victorian Br Peter Dowling has been elected to the Christian Brothers' international leadership team at the congregation's world chapter at Munmar in India.
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NSW economy to receive $230 million WYD boost
The New South Wales economy will receive a $231 million boost from the hosting of World Youth Day, the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has calculated, but Sydneysiders are also being warned to stay away from the city centre during the event which has been likened to "APEC and the Olympics combined".
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News - International
Love stronger than death: Pope Benedict

Love always conquers death, Pope Benedict said yesterday at a service at the Rome Basilica of St Bartholomew commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the St Egidio Community.

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Opinion - Absence of dogma leads to folk religion
It is obvious that anti-dogmatism is alive and well in Anglican and Uniting churches. There are many clergy who proudly turn their back on the formal study of theology and many congregations whose study materials avoid the great theological themes. Dogmatism is understood as standing in the way of pastoral care and unacceptable to the ordinary believer. - Peter Sellick, Online Opinion
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Feature - The case for sentiment in public life
The vehemence with which appeals to sentiment are rejected in public life is constantly surprising. Symbolic gestures that involve the heart, like the apology to the Stolen Generations, are often seen as a substitute for practical action. - Fr Andrew Hamilton, Eureka Street
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Featured Website - Faithful Companions of Jesus
This is the international website of the religious congregation of women, the Faithful Companions of Jesus. Last Saturday marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Marie Madeleine de Bonnault d’Houet, foundress of the order.
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Film Review - Global Haywire
Fittingly absurdist, narrated by a droll English voice actor as if it were a news magazine on some minor channel owned by the BBC, Bruce Petty's alarmed view of the world fits neatly into, and is drawn from, the leftist view of "the West" as a rather meaningless generalisation.
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