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The newly appointed commander of the Swiss Guards says that an inquiry cleared him of allegations that police previously under his command in the Swiss canton of Glarus had subjected asylum seekers to "sexual humiliation" during a raid.
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Placido Domingo records JP2 poems
Placido Domingo has released a new album of songs based on the poems of Pope John Paul II, whom the tenor says he is certain "will be a saint soon".
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"We are Catholic": St Mary's replies
St Mary's parish, South Brisbane, has delivered a reply to an ultimatum from Brisbane Archbishop John Bathersby insisting that the controversial parish "is in communion with the Catholic Church" while rejecting a series of demands.
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JCA Hampers Day turns fifteen
Josephite Community Aid volunteers are this year celebrating the 15th edition of Hampers Day by delivering baskets to over 300 refugee families.
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More charges for Darling Downs "protection officer"
A Darling Downs Catholic primary school teacher who acted as the school's "child protection officer" is now facing 46 charges for the alleged rape and sexual abuse of 13 young girls.
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Doctors can't separate priest's daughters
US doctors say that it is too dangerous to try to separate the conjoined twin daughters of Romanian Byzantine Catholic priest, Fr Alin Dogaru.
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Disney corrupts: Cleric
Influential British Abbot Christopher Jamison has accused the Disney corporation of promoting consumerism as an alternative to finding happiness in traditional morality.
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Back to saints' names, bishop proposes
Retired Italian Bishop Bassano Staffieri has called on parents to stop giving their children "ridiculous" names and to go back to traditional saints' names.
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Bookmaker offers Aussie trifecta for Westminster
Irish online bookmaker, Paddy Power, is quoting Sydney Cardinal George Pell at 16/1 for next bishop of Westminster but Melbourne Auxiliary Bishop Peter Elliott is even shorter priced at 12/1.
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Feature - Harden hearts of internet communities
Last month the world witnessed the internet version of a man standing on a ledge threatening to jump. Instead of snarling strangers yelling "jump!", digital voyeurs tapped away on their keyboards as they watched the life drain out of 19 year old Abraham Biggs. - Dr Theron Bowers, MercatorNet
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Featured Website - Christmas Songs
Today's featured website gets into the spirit of the Advent and Christmas seasons and highlights a "sub-site" of the popular Catholic.net website which focuses on Christmas songs.
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Television - Return of the Bible Plagues
This is the first episode of a five part documentary series on the so-called Return of the Bible Plagues. It is called Deadly Waters and focuses on the first God delivered plague to the Egyptians for enslaving the Israelites, turning the Nile into a river of blood.
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Opinion - Transforming nature of the Holy Land
Christian piety has often isolated Jesus from his historical context, placed him in opposition to his own people, and painted the Jewish people in terms of messianic rejection rather than the womb that gave life to Jesus and the Church. Vatican II faced into this tragic situation, calling the faithful to rediscover the importance of their relationship with the Jews and of the scriptures we share. We cannot understand ourselves as Christians apart from Judaism. - Teresa Pirola, Madonna
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OPINION
Beyond knowledge to wisdomI believe this is one of the crisis points for contemporary Christianity. Put bluntly, its representatives do not seem wise. Yes, those representatives can give you any amount of information, some of them can even speak knowledgeably of Christian teachings. Wisdom is another thing altogether. - Fr Michael Whelan [More] - Aquinas Academy
FEATURE
Connected across bordersIt is time for leaders of nations to see their national interests as connected with the interests of people on the other side of the globe. We have reached the point where human existence is at stake and our destiny is inextricably linked. If we are to overcome this crisis of climate change we need to think beyond the confines of national states. - Just Comment [More] - Edmund Rice Centre
FEATURED CATHOLIC WEBSITE
Catholic Education Diocese of ParramattaReturning to our education theme, we shine the spotlight on arguably the most innovative Catholic education website in the country. In addition to all the standard features of any CEO site, Parramatta's includes some interactive opinion polls and a competition for students to attempt to ''Become the Executive Director for the day''. The site is also well regarded for its RE and curriculum resources.
- www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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Archbishop hails Church Resources Internet ratings win
Archbishop Barry Hickey, Chairman of the Bishops' Committee for the Media, has congratulated Church Resources on winning the Hitwise award for Australia's most popular religious website for 2005.
The award, presented on Friday night at Luna Park in Sydney, confirms that the loyalty of CathNews readers has been recognised with the naming of Church Resources websites as No. 1 in the 'Lifestyle - Religion' category, as determined by the Hitwise Internet research company. The Hitwise statistics are drawn from information provided by Australia's Internet Service Providers.
The Church Resources count includes all Church Resources' websites (see links below), although most CathNews is the most popular offering, with 88% of the visitors.
Archbishop Hickey said: "Church Resources' attractive websites provide succinct news and comments on matters of Catholic interest in Australia and beyond," Archbishop Hickey said. "Its popularity can only grow as more people discover it."
Earlier this month, the Bishops' Committee for the Media issued Go Tell Everyone, a pastoral letter that highlighted the importance of the Church's work in communications, particularly Internet and other new media.
Late last year, Church Resources appointed a dedicated communications manager, Peter Dobbie, to coordinate the expansion of its websites.
"We are continually developing our communications offerings to inform, inspire and support individuals and organisations in their daily lives and mission," he said. "It's a rewarding endeavour and exciting to see it meeting the needs of our audience."
Church Resources was founded in 1997 to equip the Church for the Internet age. CathNews was introduced in 1999. Daily Prayer Online commenced in 2003, the Catholic Australia portal in 2005, and the Daily Readings podcasts last month.
Church Resources also has a joint purchasing arm providing millions of dollars of savings each year for Catholic organisations through phone systems and services, office supplies, vehicles, travel, utilities and more.
The Hitwise performance awards are based on aggregate usage statistics from a geographically diverse range of Internet Service Provider networks in metropolitan and regional areas, representing all types of Internet usage including home, work, educational and public access. The methodology is audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers on a quarterly basis.
In another development, Church Resources announces the appointment of Minh Nguyen as assistant editor of CathNews. Later this week, he will join Michael Mullins, who goes part-time in order to take up the role of editor of the Jesuits' new venture Eureka Street Online.
Pictured: Joe Di Santo (Hitwise GM Sales & Marketing), Peter Dobbie (Church Resources Communications Manager), Michael Mullins (CathNews Editor), David Pearson (Church Resources Marketing Manager).
SOURCE
Church Resources awarded most popular religious web site in Australia (Church Resources 24/2/06)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Hitwise
Church Resources
CathNews
Christian News Online
Catholic Australia
Daily Prayer Online
Daily Readings Audio
Parish Suppies Central
Go Tell Everyone: A pastoral letter on the Church and the Media (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)
Bishops' Committee for the Media
ARCHIVE
Bishops vow to take up media challenge (CathNews 17/2/06)
Bishops' Pastoral Letter on media set for launch today (CathNews 16/2/06)
Vatican correspondent John Allen Jr to visit Sydney (CathNews 2/2/06)
Vatican media archbishop heading to Sydney (CathNews 12/1/06)
Church to ramp up use of media (CathNews 12/12/05)
MORE STORIES
Bishops go for media (The Record 23/2/06)
Spreading the Word (Catholic Leader 24/2/06)
Church media approach must be ‘open to times' (Catholic Weekly 26/2/06)
Arab World and Asia: New Priorities for Vatican Radio (Zenit 21/2/06)
27 Feb 2006
