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“That is an absurd question”: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus during the press conference.

‘Get politics out of this’: At Auschwitz, Dreyfus tries to put focus back on Holocaust

The Albanese government has faced increased criticism from parts of the Jewish community and the Coalition over its handling of antisemitism.

  • Rob Harris

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My Catholicism lapsed long ago, so why can’t I let go of the relics?

Sometimes logic doesn’t explain the hidden feelings and belief systems we carry in our hearts, or the sentiment we ascribe to certain items.

  • Caroline Zielinski
Sam Keast, who died by suicide in a factory in Melbourne in 2023.

Sam died at an Exclusive Brethren-linked workplace. His sister wants answers

Sam Keast thought of his workplace as his “kingdom”; his death there has prompted a WorkSafe investigation.

  • Michael Bachelard
Our columnist Barney Zwartz twice covered papal conclaves in Rome – and reckons the film Conclave nails it.

There are few elections more political than the one to choose a new pope

They say politics should be separate from religion – but is that possible?

  • Barney Zwartz
President Donald Trump attends a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral led by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

A brave bishop stumped Trump. You could call it a Bible bashing

Donald Trump has presented himself as a Christian champion, but a Washington cleric just reminded him what Christianity is actually about.

  • Julia Baird
Pope Francis kisses a wooden statuette of the infant Jesus at the end of a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican on New Year’s Day in 2025.

No parties or TV: A glimpse inside the life of Pope Francis

It is curious to read a memoir by somebody who is uncomfortable in the limelight, doesn’t like parties, and hasn’t watched TV since 1990.

  • Michael McGirr
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The act of noticing is a fundamental human action.

Why being noticed and being watched are two very different things

The mere act of noticing is a human act that can mean so much to the one noticed.

  • John Chesterman
An apparent death threat mailed to Michael Bachelard after he wrote about how the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church covered up child sexual abuse. The note had the name of a victim-survivor on it. We’ve obscured it for legal reasons.

A decapitated doll and a prayer for my death: The many, many threats of the Exclusive Brethren

A parcel mailed to me at The Age office contained a small, blonde female doll, its head had been ripped from its shoulders. It wasn’t the only threat the members of the Exclusive Brethren had made against me.

  • Michael Bachelard
ICJ presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling on an urgent plea by South Africa for judges to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza and withdraw from the enclave, in May last year.

Lebanon names ICJ chief as PM of distressed nation, angering Hezbollah

The choice of diplomat Nawaf Salam, the chief justice in The Hague, to lead the country’s revival underlines a major shift in the power balance.

  • Omar Tamo and Dana Khraiche
In the New Testament, Jesus identifies himself as the good shepherd, who lays down his life for the sheep.

Jesus’ sense of humour shines in his parables

The message of Jesus came in story form, often with a side dose of humour.

  • Jim Pilmer

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/religion-616