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New Forms of Slavery

Monday 29 June 2009

The Vatican and groups of women religious have long been actively working to stop the trafficking of persons, and a recent message of support sent by Pope Benedict XVI to a meeting on the issue held in Rome this month reiterated that this is a Church priority.
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Broken marriages

Monday 22 June 2009

Family breakdown is causing social anarchy, according to a speech by an English judge, Justice Paul Coleridge. A senior Family Division judge for England and Wales, he addressed the Family Holiday Association charity on Wednesday evening.
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Bioethics and the myth of relativism

Thursday 18 June 2009

By Giovanni Patriarca

A neuroscientist and ethicist is underlining the need to base bioethics in moral principles, and is affirming that even people who profess relativism count on certain absolutes in life.
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Human rights in jeopardy

Friday 8 May 2009

Human rights are becoming so politicised in today's world that the concept is losing credibility and is in danger of collapse.

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Pope to pray for Middle East Christians

Pope Benedict XVI Thursday 2 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI will be praying in July for the Christians in the Middle East.

New encyclical to be released

Vatican flag Thursday 2 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI's new encyclical, titled "Caritas in Veritate," will be released Tuesday, the Vatican announced.

Michelangelo's Final Works Restored

Michelangelo's work

Thursday 2 July 2009

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday will inaugurate the newly restored Pauline Chapel, which contains the two final works of Michelangelo.

Threat to Christian homeland

Iraqi flag Thursday 2 July 2009

Heated controversy has erupted over a new constitution for Iraqi Kurdistan that could grant Christians a homeland in north Iraq.

National e-Conference closes Pauline Year

Sr Michele Connolly rsj addresses the e-Conference Wednesday 1 July 2009

Whilst final numbers and locations are yet to be tallied, it is estimated that more than 5,000 gathered yesterday across Australia, the Pacific and further afield, in a first for the Australian Catholic Church – an International eConference to mark the closure of the Year of St Paul.

Bishops decry Honduran coup

Honduras flag Wednesday 1 July 2009

Two Latin American bishops are calling for a return to constitutional order in Honduras after a military coup Sunday ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Evidence Points to Authenticity of St. Paul's Tomb

Pope Benedict XVI in front of St Paul's tomb. Photo: CNS Tuesday 30 June 2009

The tomb of St Paul may indeed contain the remains of the Apostle of the Gentiles, Pope Benedict XVI affirmed in his homily at the closing of the Year of St Paul.

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