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Freaky
In place of Rodgers’ mother-and-daughter duo, Freaky features a vicious serial killer known as The Butcher (Vince Vaughn) and misfit high school student Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton).
Pope Francis: ‘Faith requires risks, helping others’
Being faithful to God means taking the risk of setting aside one’s own needs and plans in order to serve others, Pope Francis said, celebrating Mass for the World Day of the Poor.
Philippines suffers extensive damage after being hit by multiple typhoons
More than 170,000 people have been affected by Typhoon Vamco, with around AUD$2.8 million of damage to agricultural land, which will take years to recover.
What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate to combat abuse
Pope Francis has shown that fighting abuse and protecting the vulnerable require both the sword of Saint Michael the Archangel and the silent and protective heart of St Joseph – two icons that prominently adorned St Peter’s Basilica during the 2018 Synod on young people.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
As demonstrated by the popularity of his long-running TV series The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin has a knack for making politics interesting.
Pope not changing Church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging “the doctrine of the Church, which he has re-affirmed numerous times over the years”.
Catholic sector honours its masked heroes with series of films thanking them
Catholic Health Australia (CHA) will pay tribute to the 80,000 hospital and aged care workers across its member network for their extraordinary efforts during the COVID-19 crisis with a series of new films.
Honest Thief
The title may be an oxymoron, but there’s nothing paradoxical about Honest Thief (Open Road); it’s a solid, entertaining action-thriller.
Pope not changing Church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says
Pope Francis prays at tombs in the cemetery of the Pontifical Teutonic College at the Vatican on All Souls' Day on 2 November 2020. Photo: Vatican Media/CNS.
By Cindy Wooden
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Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the
world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not
changing or challenging “the doctrine of the Church, whi...
EUCHARIST PART 2: ‘The Eucharist makes the Church and the Church makes the Eucharist’
Father Frank O’Dea SSS looks at how the Eucharist developed and what it might mean for Catholics today. This is the second piece following on from last week’s feature. This article is based on a chapter from a book by Fr O’Dea titled Eucharist the Basic Spirituality.
