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Caritas monitoring Dili crisis
Amidst the escalating violence on Dili's streets, Caritas Australia says it is on the ground in East Timor and will continue to monitor the situation of the thousands of displaced families who have fled their homes. [More]


Caritas Australia responds to Indonesia Earthquake
Caritas Australia is responding to the devastating earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, by tapping into the local Catholic network. [More]


Benedict visits Auschwitz
German-born Benedict XVI yesterday on the last leg of his Poland visit prayed at the Auschwitz concentration camp where Nazi occupiers killed as many as 1.5 million people. [More]


Calvary completes Adelaide hospital acquisitions
Little Company of Mary (LCM) Health Care, which operates the Calvary hospital, aged and community care services, last Friday completed acquisition of three Adelaide hospitals from Ramsay Health Care. [More]


Wollongong hosts International Catholic Stewardship Council
The International Catholic Stewardship Council is conducting two sessions of its popular Institute for Stewardship and Development for diocesan and parish leaders in Australia from tomorrow. [More]


World Youth Day begins online recruitment campaign
The organising committee of the World Youth Day (WYD) 2008 announced last week that its recruitment campaign will start across Australia with positions advertised on its website. [More]


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The next generation of Jewish-Catholic relations
Benedict XVI's visit to Auschwitz in Poland is a sign of the Church's continued commitment to cleanse itself of anti-Semitic teachings and attitudes. In just one generation Catholic doctrine went from viewing the Jews as a cursed people who rejected Jesus to a blessed people who remain God's chosen people. Such gestures and reforms cannot erase centuries of violence or absolve earlier generations for their misdeeds. But they do demand that Jews take a new, forward-looking approach to the Vatican - Ami Eden [More] - Beliefnet

Broome's Captain Catholic
Everybody knows Michael McMahon as Father. But in Broome, where he spent many years, he's much more than a Catholic priest and a saviour of souls. Up there, he's the "father of football". "If it wasn't for Captain Catholic, who knows where the game might be? We mightn't be playing," Broome historian Brian Kane said. "Father Mac resurrected football up here when it appeared dead." [More] - Sunday Times


Catholic Welfare Services Singapore
This organisation started in 1959 by providing food relief to the poor. According to its website, it has grown to become the "action arm" for social services of the Singapore Church. Its works include a scholarship program, referrals and caseworks, and a food relief program for the needy.
- www.catholicwelfare.org.sg




The Vanishing Garden
Next week the Church marks Pentecost Sunday, and the nation marks World Environment Day. In the Book of Genesis we are told that the Spirit hovered over the waters of creation. Featuring Prof David Suzuki, this film examines the spirituality at the heart of our current ecological crisis - Aurora TV at 8am on 5 June. [info]



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