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Connection alone is not enough to communicate
17 August 2022Vatican News Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, has addressed this year's SIGNIS World Congress in Seoul, recalling that "the only way to respond to the challenge of technology is not to think of it as an idol". There... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Queensland Premier announces truth telling inquiry as part of path to treaty with First Nations peoples
16 August 2022QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a path to treaty between the state and First Nations people which includes a three-year truth telling and healing inquiry. Ms Palaszczuk said her government accepted all 22 recommendations from the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Myanmar Cardinal warns military action will escalate
16 August 2022MYANMAR's Catholic prelate, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has warned the military in his country is cracking down hard on dissident civilians and rebel armies in a campaign to gain undisputed control by the end of this year. "They [the military] are trying... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIAN Catholic University lecturer Dr Richard Galeano loves telling his students why he became a paramedic. "I was walking down Swanson Street in Melbourne when suddenly this ambulance came roaring down the tram tracks," he said with a wave of his...
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Pope Francis describes faith as 'not a lullaby'
15 August 2022The fire of faith should spur us to conversion, not lull us into complacency, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. In his weekly message on the Gospel, the pope reflected on a passage from St. Luke, who wrote: "Jesus said to his disciples:... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Church fire claims dozens of lives in Egypt
15 August 2022More than 40 people -- mainly children -- have died in a fire in a Coptic Orthodox church in Giza Governorate, Egypt, on Sunday, according to government and church officials. Thirty-five children between two and six years of age were among the victims... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIAN children's data is sold everyday for advertising purposes without any legal repercussions. Veronica Hosking wanted to change this. Mrs Hosking worked as the general manager of Lookaroo, an Australian owned and operated private search engine...
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Cardinal Zen and five others to stand trial over Hong Kong pro-democracy protest relief fund
12 August 2022PRO-DEMOCRACY advocate Cardinal Joseph Zen was named among six defendants on charges relating to an alleged failure to properly register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which provided financial aid and legal support to protestors during Hong Kong's... - Author: The Catholic LeaderDENIS Anthonisz said the greatest thing about Queen of Apostles School at Stafford was the community. "It has always been a community of love," Mr Anthonisz, who was the first lay principal to take over Queen of Apostles after it was run by the Sisters...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAFTER months of hearings across Australia, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has released its interim report, with 13 key recommendations for government. The report highlighted a backlog of almost 42,000 compensation claims from veterans...