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Recently Bishop Vincent invited us to consider becoming a member on a committee on interfaith relations. Some may feel called to this as an altruistic form of self-giving, others may have other reasons....
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Earlier this month, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, called for nominations to two key consultative bodies: the Diocesan Interfaith Commission and the Diocesan Pastoral Council. ...
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Multi-faith climate change services were held across Australia and the Pacific to support the launch of an open letter that calls on the Albanese Government to move beyond fossil fuels....
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Faith leaders sign open letter to Prime Minister on Climate Change...
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‘Service, not ego’ after Christchurch attack...
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Amid a growing climate of mistrust and misunderstanding the film The Sultan and the Saint reminds all Catholics and all peoples of faith of the need to reach out to others with an open heart as a means of nurturing peace. The docudrama recalls the historic meeting 800 years...
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Rev Walter Fogarty, Catholic Outlook, September 2016 The ancient Greek playwright Aschylus is arguably the first to use the phrase, “In war, truth is the first casualty.” In the present ‘war on terror’, truth has long been dispensed with. With each terrorist attack, media and political figures from all...
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Spiritual leadership might look different in other faiths, but it is how we feel that is where we find our common language, Liska Turner told those gathered for afternoon tea to celebrate 10 years since the Office for the Participation of Women commenced its Young Catholic Women’s Interfaith Fellowship....
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As the Church commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s ending, one of its final documents, Nostra Aetate, Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions has come in for renewed attention. Despite its brevity, only five short sections totalling less than 2000 words, the...