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Theologian says when words fail, say it with music
- . 4 October 2022
Australian Catholic University theologian Maeve Heaney VDMF believes music can be the ultimate tool where words fail to express the fullness of Christian truth.
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Pope encourages Stella Maris in apostolate to seafarer
- . 4 October 2022
Pope Francis has urged Stella Maris to never waver in highlighting issues affecting seafarers, pointing out challenges faced by the maritime community in his address to the 25th World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea. Source: Vatican News.
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Pope prays for football stampede victims
- . 4 October 2022
As Indonesian police come under mounting criticism after at least 125 people died in a soccer stadium stampede on Saturday, Pope Francis prayed for the victims. Source: UCA News.
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Prayer is our weapon of response: Burkina Faso cardinal
- . 4 October 2022
As insecurity and political chaos continue in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo called for prayers as the best way out of the crises for the West African country. Source: Crux.
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Pope appeals to Putin for immediate ceasefire
- . 3 October 2022
Pope Francis yesterday made a direct appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin for an immediate ceasefire, imploring him to end the “spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine. Source: CNA.
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New document to guide next phase of Synod
- . 3 October 2022
A group of experts, including several Australians, has met in Rome to draft the working document of the continental phase of the global Synod on Synodality. Source: NCR Online.
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Australian joins pontifical safeguarding commission
- . 3 October 2022
Pope Francis has named Australian Missionaries of the Sacred Heart priest Fr Tim Brennan as one of 10 new members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Source: OSV.
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Ageism ‘most accepted’ form of prejudice in Australia
- . 3 October 2022
Ageism is more common and socially accepted than sexism and racism and shuts people out of the labour market and into poverty, according to the sector’s prime advocate, Kay Patterson. Source: The Australian.
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Vinnies backs call for urgent reform of housing agreement
- . 3 October 2022
The St Vincent de Paul Society has backed the Productivity Commission’s call for urgent reform of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement, which governs Commonwealth funding to the states for housing services.