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Ensuring a fitting farewell

Few people are comfortable discussing funeral plans with loved ones. What happens if you want Catholic ritual as part of your final farewell but children, partners or family members are disconnected from the Church? Funeral director Natasha Siebert shares her advice.

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Vale Shirley Peisley

Australia has lost a pioneering voice for justice and reconciliation with the passing of Aunty Shirley Peisley AM (1941-2024), an Elder of the Ngarrindjeri and Boandik peoples.

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Reporting in a hostile world

Award-winning foreign correspondent Peter Greste, who spent 400 days in an Egyptian gaol after being charged with terrorism offences, has told Catholic media that there needs to be a way of upholding the principles and ethics of journalism in the digital age.