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1967 Aboriginal referendum hopes dashed
After the 1967 Federal referendum that recognised Australia's Aborigines as citizens, indigenous people "expected good things to follow, but they didn't", a Brisbane Murri leader says. [More]
Catholic Super calls for carbon pricing
Warning that climate change is the biggest long-term threat to superannuation, Catholic Super chief Tim Hughes has called for a price to be placed on carbon in order to mitigate some of the risk. [More]
ACU a leader in "golden age" employment
The Australian Catholic University is one of a number of major employers that have woken up to the potential of older workers, according to a Swinburne University academic. [More]
Indian police reopen nun murder investigation
Fifteen years after the 1992 death of Kerala nun Sr Abhaya at her convent, Indian detectives have relaunched investigations after a magistrate ruled that laboratory reports on the case had been tampered with. [More]
Nuncio marks Mercy anniversary in Wodonga
On a three-day visit to Wodonga in north-east Victoria as part of the 150th anniversary in Australia of the Mercy Sisters, Vatican nuncio Archbishop Ambrose De Paoli has praised the nuns' work in the region. [More]
Atheist donates $27 million to NY archdiocese
A retired financier who is not religious has given a gift of over $27 million to charitable works of the archdiocese of New York because "without the Roman Catholic church there would be no Western civilisation". [More]
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Violence against women dishonours all
The stoning of 17-year-old Dua Khalil Aswad by the men of an Iraqi village for fraternising with a boy from another religion is not a woman's issue. It is a human issue. It is simply the rawest indicator of the mindset that underlies any society that privileges men over women in a socially structured way. It dishonours governments that call themselves honourable. It dishonours the men who can stand by while women are stoned. It dishonours the religions that dare to justify such stonings in the name of God - Sr Joan Chittister [More] - National Catholic Reporter
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The gifts of Pentecost
As a teen, I thought the clergy were supposed to do everything. We laity were just called to pray, pay, and obey. Oh yes, and keep the commandments, of course. The original 10 seemed overwhelming enough. Then I discovered the Sermon on the Mount and nearly passed out. This is why many inactive Catholics are so resentful of their upbringing in the Church. For them, religion means frustration, failure, and guilt. Somehow they, and I, missed the good news about Pentecost - Marcellino D'Ambrosio [More] - Spero News
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