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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.
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Australia’s Catholic bishops have released a new document to guide priests, chaplains and pastoral workers who are asked to provide pastoral support to Catholics who are considering accessing the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) scheme.
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An impassioned plea for all Australians to unite in addressing critical issues faced by First Nations people has been made by the chair of the Bishops Commission for Relations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Bishop Charles Gauci.
In response to the issue of declining Mass attendance, the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has commissioned a research project called Absent from the Table to provide in-depth information about contemporary religious practices and beliefs of Catholics in Australia.
With the Paris Olympics rapidly approaching, a timely statement has been published by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference on the opportunity that sport presents for an encounter with Jesus.
Pope Francis has appointed the Very Reverend Joe Caddy AM VG, a priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, to be the 12th Bishop of Cairns.
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