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You think there’s no divide in school funding? Take this history lesson
While public schools are starved of resources and private school remain overfunded, let’s cut to the chase.
- by Ken Boston
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Trump doubles down on migrant deportation, Pope tells Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Pope Francis said migration was a right described in Scripture and it was a “grave sin” to not welcome strangers. He was equally blunt on the abortion stances of both candidates.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Former punk princess, now a devout Catholic, bonds with US Supreme Court justice
The disclosure Justice Samuel Alito visited Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in her 500-room German castle has prompted a new round of scrutiny for the court.
- by Abbie VanSickle and Philip Kaleta
Pope urged to address child sex abuse scandals during Timor-Leste visit
Francis will come face to face with the faithful on his first trip to Timor-Leste where many still don’t believe an independence hero and bishop abused young boys.
- by Niniek Karmini, David Rising and Nicole Winfield
In this suburban church, one congregation thrives as another faces Mass cancellation
On a block of land hemmed by caravan companies, this tiny Brisbane church offers a glimpse of the demographic changes happening in affordable suburbs around the country.
- by Tony Moore
The tiny private Catholic college making a big impression at Sky News
Campion College in western Sydney is punching above its weight at Australia’s largest and most conservative news channel, Sky News.
- by Calum Jaspan
Australians are becoming Camino converts in record numbers. Why?
More and more Australians are walking the Camino de Santiago, often as a pivotal reset in their lives – and returning transformed.
- by Helen Pitt
Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society
The lending rules of our banks have contributed to the mortgage crisis people now face. When interest rates were at record lows, banks were only too willing to allow borrowing. They surely would have been aware this would be unsustainable when interest rates inevitably rose.
A Christian attitude could civilise politics
That belief is that Jesus is Lord of all, above any government or political party, should affect how Christians treat political opponents.
- by Barney Zwartz
Time to say vale: The end of Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral
The pews of Melbourne’s largest Catholic cathedral filled with hundreds of worshippers who came to say goodbye to a centuries-old tradition.
- by Najma Sambul
Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream
The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that one nuclear reactor needs billions of litres of water per year for cooling, and “all of this water requires filtering somehow”. As nuclear reactors need to be operational 24/7 and can’t be switched on and off at short notice to cover peak demand times, where does Dutton suggest this water will come from for his chosen sites?
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