Kevin Andrews, the new Minister for Immigration, has sounded muddled in his statements defending the government's decision to send 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Nauru for processing. It is not all his fault. Even when he gets up to speed in the
Y Re, 24, is from the Central Highlands of Vietnam where she lives with her husband and extended family. She is a member of a credit program supported by Caritas Australia. Like many other ethnic minority women Y Re received a low level of education,
Italy's bishops have sparked a storm by telling Catholic politicians that they have a moral duty to vote against any proposed legislation recognising unmarried and homosexual couples as Westinster Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor slams his government over new
Israel apologises over cancelled Vatican meeting
26-Mar-2007
Israel has apologised over the last minute cancellation of a high-level meeting with the Vatican, which was trumped by an Arab League conference and a visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel's ambassador says. AsiaNews reports that
A Timorese woman has testified before an Indonesian-East Timor truth commission in Jakarta that pro-Indonesian forces who stormed a local church in 1999 seized 45 young women who were later beaten and raped by militiamen. The China Post reports that
The head of South Australia's Social Inclusion Unit, Adelaide Vicar General Msgr David Cappo, is questioning the government over an alleged failure to respond to the fact that many young Aboriginal offenders are only attending school for a few days a
Western Sydney breeds "champions"
26-Mar-2007
An Emerton Catholic school in Western Sydney has won a national award for a family-school partnership program and indigenous reading program based on linking Aboriginal culture and literacy. Federal Education Minister, Julie Bishop, announced the
Our Lady sheds more tears in Sri Lanka
26-Mar-2007
In the third case reported in a month, another statue of Our Lady is reported to have started shedding tears of blood in Sri Lanka's war torn Mannar district. AsiaNews reports that two earlier claims were made about statues in Jaffna District. All
Answering in good conscience
19-Mar-2007
The Church teaching on conscience gives no consolation to the uninitiated, thinking they can simply do their own thing. But neither does it accord religious authorities the liberty of insisting upon wooden compliance with their instruction or view of
Judas goes to rehab
19-Mar-2007
"Compared to some of the people we deal with, Jeffrey Archer is a lightweight." The reference is to Archer's status as a sinner, not a writer. I am talking to Francis J Moloney, a man who wears several impressive hats. He is one of the most
Bracks defies Pope on cloning
19-Mar-2007
Defending new cloning laws he is introducing into Victoria's parliament, Catholic premier Steve Bracks has rejected a warning by Pope Benedict that Catholic politicians should refer to their religion above all else in making political decisions. The
Emotions break at Aussie diplomat funeral
19-Mar-2007
Funerals have been held for several victims of the Yogjakarta air crash in Indonesia including Australian diplomat, Liz O'Neill, who was buried after an emotional service at a packed St Canice's church in Sydney's eastern suburb on Friday. The
Former Franciscan priest, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff has predicted that the Vatican's "condemnation" of the theology of Spanish Jesuit Jon Sobrino will only serve to revitalise Marxist theology in Latin America. Boff, who left the
Race industry fears over WYD "chaos"
19-Mar-2007
Horse trainers fear that up to 800 horses that train at Randwick will be forced to move elsewhere for up to six weeks, creating chaos in the industry in the lead up to the World Youth Day Mass to take place at the Sydney racecourse next year. The
Coleridge draws fire over book review
19-Mar-2007
The Australian has apologised over a book review by Canberra Archbishop Mark Coleridge that the newspaper said contained similar content to a review by another author published earlier in a British publication. The Tablet reports that The Australian
London churches go green together
19-Mar-2007
Britain's Westminster Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has called on "followers of Jesus" to play a part in combating climate change, endorsing suggestions made in an ecumenical guidebook for London churches on reducing energy use and
Too materialistic to accept lifestyle changes?
19-Mar-2007
This whole issue of the environment and the potential threat from the way we live, begs for a radical and generous response from Christians. We need leaders who can point the way and encourage the prophetic ones to break new ground. Are we so
The Abbott of Worth Abbey
19-Mar-2007
A good thing about visiting the Benedictines is that they are obliged to look after you; it's the rules. Abbot Jamison, or Fr Christopher, seems to enjoy this particular duty. Fr Christopher is an Australian, born in Melbourne in 1951. His family moved
Labor's plan to fund shared school facilities
19-Mar-2007
Opposition leader Kevin Rudd says that if elected, his new Labor government will finance a $63 million pilot program in which sports, science and library facilities will be shared by government and private schools, including Catholic. On a visit to
First Broken Bay bishop dead at 86
19-Mar-2007
Retired Broken Bay Bishop Patrick Laurence Murphy, who became the first bishop of the newly created diocese in 1986, has died after a long illness. Bishop Murphy, 86, earlier spent 42 years serving the Archdiocese of Sydney including as Auxiliary
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