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Archbishop Coleridge in Rome for meetings on seal of confession, Plenary Council and Cardinal Pell
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Papua New Guinea Catholics calling for international aid to build church in the western highlands
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Social justice chief Peter Arndt to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro for guide dogs
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Pope Francis releases Amazon synod response, described as not just for Amazon but Australia too
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Western regions rejoice as rain falls on drought-stricken farming communities
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Symposium calls for wider LGBTQIA+ recognition by Church bodies and plenary council inclusion
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Meet Cynthia Rowan, Brisbane archdiocese’s new reconciliation action plan officer
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Chinese Catholic in Wuhan says epicentre of novel coronavirus marked by a ‘weird quiet’
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Catholic Emergency Relief Australia established as a blueprint for disaster response
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PNG Cardinal John Ribat speaks of the gift and challenges of sexuality
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Tributes flow for Aboriginal elder and woman of service Aunty Joan Hendriks
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National security laws threaten freedom of government whistleblowers and journalists
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins climate of action over bushfire devastation
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Catholic firefighter Michael O’Donovan takes prayer into battle against bushfires
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Supercharged bushfire season shows it is time to Build Back Better and adapt to changed conditions
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Fire-ravaged parishes show courage and ‘generosity of spirit’ in the face of loss and trauma
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Church launches national bushfire response as Australia is engulfed in ‘unprecedented calamity’
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McClellan condemns Catholic leadership failure to see child sexual abuse as a crime
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Devitt family waiting for news on dad who has missed 10 Christmas lunches in a row
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Cairns Bishop James Foley to retire after 27 years of faith leadership
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Audits show safeguarding policies being followed across Brisbane archdiocese
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