Religion
Pope opens new Jubilee year when pilgrims can obtain special indulgences
Some 32 million tourists are expected to walk through the “Holy Door” just opened by Francis at St Peter’s. He’s asked all to have courage to better the world.
- by Joshua McElwee
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Christmas
Christmas 2024 around the world – in pictures
Here is how Christmas is being celebrated in Australia and around the world.
Has Mary Magdalene finally been found in Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel?
The famous female disciple of Jesus may have been identified among 300 tangled figures depicted in the Sistine Chapel masterpiece.
- by Josephine McKenna
Opinion
Christmas
Why ‘Chrismukkah’ has come at the perfect time for my family
When you strip both holidays back, the differences aren’t so different. Both traditions are about food, family and celebration. Both embrace connection, community and love.
- by Ruby Kraner-Tucci
Why peace is a central promise of Christmas
On the cusp of Christmas, faith and hope entwine as thoughts turn to peace.
- by Barney Zwartz
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Opinion
The time for lights
This year Christians and Jews are celebrating a religious festival at the same time.
- by Nomi Kaltmann
Eight convicted over the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty
Paty was killed by an Islamic extremist in 2020, after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a mandated lesson on freedom of expression.
- by Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin
Islamophobic graffiti in Sydney’s west condemned as ‘abhorrent’
The incident follows a wave of high-profile alleged racially motivated graffiti in Sydney.
- by Michael McGowan
Amid death and destruction after the Boxing Day tsunami, remarkable things happened
I witnessed a wave of terrible destruction in Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh. It was met with a wave of generosity and compassion from the Australian people.
- by Tim Costello
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Political leadership
The moment a Labor minister offered Adass rabbi a permanent home in Australia
Last Friday, Rabbi Shlomo Kohn’s synagogue attracted the eyes of the nation. This week, he and his family were given good news.
- by Paul Sakkal
In Jakarta, the everywhere sound of a merry Christmas
I hadn’t thought about how the Indonesian capital might treat the Christmas season. Had I done so, I might have thought it would be pretty low-key.
- by Zach Hope
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