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Australian conference on understanding Vatican II begins  
 

Published: 19 May 2013

The Great Grace Conference: Understanding Vatican II, one of the most significant religious gatherings to be held in Australia, will begin today in Sydney, reports the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney. The conference offers the 450-plus participants from across Australia the chance to hear nine internationally-renowned speakers, attend a wide variety of intensive workshops and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council.


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Priest declined to be questioned over abuse, inquiry told 
 

Published: 19 May 2013

Documents tendered to an inquiry into child sexual abuse in the NSW Hunter Valley on Friday reveal a senior member of Australia's Catholic Church declined to be questioned over an alleged abuse cover-up, reports the ABC.


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Church of England launches offensive against banks' 'bonus' culture


Published: 19 May 2013

The Church of England has accused Barclays [Bank] of having “repeatedly let down society” and urged the bank to make a determined effort to introduce a “fundamental turnaround” in its culture, reports The UK Telegraph, on Ucanews.


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Archbishop Hart to appear before Victorian inquiry today


Published: 19 May 2013

Victoria's most senior Catholic clergy member will appear today before a state parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse, reports AAP in The Herald Sun.


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Boy fights for life after being thrown from carnival ride


Published: 19 May 2013

Police are appealing for anyone who has mobile phone or video footage of a five-year-old boy being flung off a carnival ride on Queensland's Darling Downs yesterday to come forward, reports the ABC on Yahoo7. He was at the Mary Mackillop Catholic School fete when he was thrown from the fast-spinning ride, known as the Frisbee.


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Pope calls for global, ethical finance reform, end to cult of money


Published: 16 May 2013

Pope Francis has called for global financial reform that respects human dignity, helps the poor, promotes the common good and allows states to regulate markets. "Money has to serve, not to rule," he said in his strongest remarks yet as pope concerning the world's economic and financial crises, reports the Catholic News Service.

 
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TJH Council CEO visits Wollongong to explain Royal Commission


Published: 16 May 2013

Mr Francis Sullivan, CEO of The Truth, Justice and Healing Council, has visited Wollongong to meet with Bishop Peter Ingham, clergy, religious, school principals, and employees from the Catholic Education Office, CatholicCare and the Office of the Bishop, the Council said in a media release.

 
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits pope

Published: 19 May 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope Francis on Saturday and, apparently responding to his criticism of a heartless "dictatorship of the economy", called for stronger regulation of financial markets, reports Reuters in The West Australian.

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Don Pino, a signature beatification of the early 21st century

This weekend, the Catholic church will celebrate what is quite possibly the most important beatification of the early 21st century. Italian Fr Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi will be recognised as a martyr in a Mass celebrated in Palermo on the island of Sicily, where he was assassinated in 1993 for challenging the Mafia's hold, writes John Allen in NCR.


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Papal-themed tours in Buenos Aires get the faithful rolling

It's not your average cross-town city bus: the new Papa Tour of Buenos Aires is packing them in for a nostalgic swing past local landmarks in the life of the man who became Pope Francis, reports AFP on Yahoo7. Just hours before Pope Francis created the first saints of his papacy two weeks ago, the Papa Tour (Pope Tour) started rumbling for the first time around the hometown of the former Jorge Bergoglio.


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Featured website - Catholic Religious Australia

Catholic Religious Australia reports on its ministries and keeps the Catholic and wider community up-to-date on the latest news and issues. The home page includes the latest news and views, a featured ministry, a weekly Gospel reflection, and some ‘wise words’ from the founders of Australia’s more than 180 congregations.


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Radio review - The ups and downs of Inter-faith marriages

In her latest book, 'Til Faith Do Us Part: How Interfaith Marriage is Transforming America, US author Naomi Schaefer Riley she finds that mixed marriages offer mixed blessings. Sometimes love cannot overcome the tensions, especially when couples have to decide whether to raise their children in one faith, both faiths or no faith at all.


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Blogwatcher - Pope Socrates?

Is Pope Francis an intellectual? While bloggers debate the issue, the new pontiff continues to ask questions - and to draw massive crowds.


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