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On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings, efforts to seek closure and accountability for those responsible for the massacre continue to face many challenges. Fr Rohan Silva, director of Colombo’s Centre for Society and Religion speaks about his tireless quest for justice....
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Following last October's first assembly of the synod on synodality, Pope Francis decided to establish working groups to study some of the most controversial issues that have emerged in the synod so far...
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The Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations and the Diocese of Parramatta will welcome Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald M.Afr.OBE on Wednesday 8 May 2024 for a free public lecture entitled: “Interreligious Dialogue in our Day: 60 Years after Nostra Aetate” at St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, Parramatta....
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As Chair of the Australian Bishop's Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service, Bishop Vincent has released his Pastoral Message for the Feast of St Joseph the Worker 2024. ...
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Another section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's recent document on human dignity, Dignitas Infinita deals with an even more pervasive threat to human dignity as the church understands it, euthanasia and assisted suicide....
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Some of the polarisations within the Church can be described as “pushback.” It is important to understand the reasons for push-back – from whichever direction it comes....
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The Marist Association of Saint Marcellin Champagnat has invited internationally renowned scripture scholar Professor Amy-Jill Levine to participate in a series of speaking engagements across Australia and New Zealand in May 2024....
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Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has provided the following reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B...
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On Harmony Day (21 March), over 50 people from across the Diocese of Parramatta gathered for a Harmony Week Table Talk, which celebrated the multicultural diversity in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains and to highlight the personal stories and cultural gifts that many refugees contribute to this diversity....