Almost airbrushed from history: Women and the early Church
As the Pope declares the need for more women in decision making areas, an annual pilgrimage in ...
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UN 'misled' on Magdalene abuses, Belfast Catholics outnumber Protestants, clergy take a stand in ...
View ArticleMercy sister honoured, gender law change, refugees
High Court recognises a third 'non-specific' gender, Catholic education survey,refugees ...
View ArticleGlobal justice: The Locus Effect
Bill Clinton calls the book 'compelling.' Tim Costello says it's a 'wake-up call' for justice and ...
View ArticleBishop Michael Putney: Big heart of the north
Townsville Bishop Michael Putney was well-loved in North West Queensland. He has died, aged 67, ...
View ArticleNight prayers, a musical meditation
'Abide with me, fast falls the eventide. The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.' The beautiful ...
View ArticleJesus wept for Lazarus
John 11:1-45'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they ...
View ArticleSacked as an altar boy, but grateful to the Christian Brothers
Peter Cosgrove is Australia's new Governor General. Already a Papal Knight, he is now the first ...
View Article'I gave the kids Aussie names so the rebels wouldn't kill them'
Ayen, a 16-year-old Catholic schoolgirl from Newcastle, went to visit relatives in South Sudan ...
View ArticleThe red and the black: Elizabeth II at the Papal courts
The Queen has met Pope Francis at the Vatican for the first time, in an informal meeting dressed ...
View ArticleTwiggy goes out on a limb over slavery
Never in history have so many people been enslaved. Catholics, Anglicans and Muslims recently ...
View ArticleCatholic Women's League, Maitland Cathedral, Josephites
NZ Dominicans join Oceania Sisters, Sr Mary O'Shannassy awarded, Parramatta seminarian awarded, ...
View ArticleThought dictatorship, Moon aligns East and West for Easter
Pope Francis on the 'thought dictatorship,' Pope to wash feet of elderly, human trafficking, New ...
View ArticleMickey Rooney: The 'Mayor of Boys Town' dies
Actor Mickey Rooney has died. His career began in the silent era, but big break ...
View ArticleLawrence and the making of the Middle East
The great drama of the First World War forged the modern world. In one of its 'sideshows,' the ...
View ArticleThomas Aquinas: Always look for the bright side of life
Not for nothing is St Thomas Aquinas remembered as the 'patron saint of common sense,' ...
View ArticleAre you the King of the Jews?
Jesus stood before the governor, Pontius Pilate, who questioned him, 'Are you the king of the ...
View ArticleHope: Bishop Putney's final Lenten message
Townsville's much-loved Bishop Michael Putney was laid to rest on Monday.Watch his 2014 ...
View ArticlePaolo Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice
As you walk throughVeronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice, you willsee a ...
View ArticleA yarn with the new Bishop of Rockhampton
Interviewing this 63-year-old priest was a bit like a relaxed chat over a backyard fence – a ...
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