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Holy Week is time to follow Jesus in search of lost sheep, pope says
Holy Week is a time to follow Jesus out of one’s parish or group and out of one’s comfort zone to go with him in search of the lost sheep, Pope Francis said.
High court: Definition of marriage less a focus than who’s defining it
In its second day of oral arguments about aspects of laws related to same-sex marriage March 27, the Supreme Court spent little time discussing the actual definition of marriage, focusing instead on issues of jurisdiction, state’s rights, motives behind the federal Defense of Marriage Act and timing.
Catechist recalls Abyei violence: ‘We prayed the rosary as we ran’
When Bruna Maloal was a child, Abyei was a peaceful place, and every year her tribe, the Dinka Ngok, welcomed the Misseriya nomads who came to the region with their vast herds of cattle. But then things changed. With a separatist movement pushing the South of the country toward eventual independence, Abyei was caught literally in the middle. The nomads who once came to Abyei in peace were transformed into an armed militia by the northern government in Khartoum.
Pope Francis wishes Jewish community happy Passover, asks for prayers
A few hours before Rome’s Jewish community was to begin its Passover observances, Pope Francis sent a brief note praying that God would bless them and asking community members for their prayers.
Lebanese youths lament violence, emigration in Way of Cross reflections
Meditating on Christ’s passion and the ways people contribute to his suffering, Lebanese youths lamented the ongoing emigration from and violence in the Middle East, divisions among Christians, the abuse of women and children, and the promotion of abortion.
Students welcome Francis to the job
Children from Years 3 and 4 at St Joseph’s College in Albany were caught up in a frenzy of excitement last week as they made congratulatory cards for Pope Francis, the first pope to be elected in their lifetime.
Crowd in support of traditional marriage marches to U.S. Supreme Court
Thousands of people who gathered at one end of the National Mall March 26 in support of traditional marriage took their message to the U.S. Supreme Court as they walked and held aloft placards with signs saying: “Kids do best with a mom and dad.”
Click go the shears for Gayleen
Community Care Coordinator Gayleen Pfefferle had been growing her hair for the past year but it all came off when not-for-profit organisation Southern Cross Care, which provides aged care, support and accommodation services hosted a ‘head shave’ on Thursday 21 March.
UNDA student gets locks off
An Economics student at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus saw nine months of hair growth removed in minutes as part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
Rebuild the Church: Archbishop says to faithful
The following homily was given by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB of Perth at the Chrism Mass, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth on Tuesday evening 26 March, 2013.
