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Jewish, schooled in a convent... a writer who became a politician and activist thanks to ...
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Guy Consolomagno, who glories in the title of the Papal astronomer, is a Jesuit brother who has ...
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This month sees the close, with a Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, of the 175th anniversary ...
View ArticleThe eternal, encouraging tale of the loaves and the fishes
The Gospel for this Sunday - Matthew 14: 13-21 - is one of the best-known stories of the New ...
View ArticleA young philosopher finds a good fit with the OPs
A Perth 23-year-old recently took the first steps to becoming a Dominican priest. Matthew ...
View ArticleThe Jews who recognise Jesus as the Messiah
Jews and Palestinians are the focus of the current strife in the Holy Land. But along with ...
View ArticleStill unthinkable, even today: The Great War @100
Monday marks 100 years since the outbreak of World War I... the Great War, the War to end all ...
View ArticleWho is the Church? 50 years since Lumen Gentium
In 2014, the Church celebrates the 50th anniversary of three documents of the Second Vatican ...
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View ArticleMary MacKillop Day, 'Get married' says Families Minister
Sr Helen Barnes on the Feast of Mary MacKillop, Cardinal Clancy, JPII Leaders Forum in ...
View ArticleEvangelise or perish?
How to spread the faith in a new cultural landscape? The Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Peter ...
View ArticleMusical nights at the Vatican museums
Following its successful launch in the last European summer, Night Openings 2014 will ...
View ArticleWW1 Centenary: The Last Absolution
Richard Moth, Bishop of the UK Armed Forces, offers this poignant reflection on a World War One ...
View ArticleAnd Jesus came towards them walking on the sea
Matthew 14: 22-33 A moment of revelation as the disciples find themselves in the midst of rough ...
View ArticleA day in the life of the Pope
Rome Reports with a video of a typical day in the life of Pope Francis, a regular Argentinian, ...
View ArticleMH17 claims leading light of the Society of the Sacred Heart
On July 17, Sr Philomene Tiernan, a former leader of the Sacred Heart Sisters in Australia, ...
View ArticlePoor Church but full coffers: an interview with George Pell
Pope Francis wants a 'poor Church for the poor,' but that 'doesn't necessarily mean a Church with ...
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