Catholic Church calls on Government to reinstate immigration assistance scheme
The Catholic Church in Australia is calling on the Federal Government to reinstate funding for the Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme (IAAAS)..
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Pope Francis and President Obama meet for the first time
Barack Obama met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City today, as the President of the United States begins his first official visit to Rome since the Pope\'s inauguration last year.
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Urgent call to end violence against Bangladeshi minorities
Human rights defenders from Bangladesh, gathered in a meeting sponsored by the World Council of Churches (WCC), are calling the international community's attention to the severe persecution of Bangladesh's religious and ethnic minorities.
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Pope Francis hugely popular with U.S. Catholics
A key Roman Catholic tenet holds that the Pope is the head of their church on Earth, part of a line of succession tracing back two millennia to Simon Peter ― the rock of Jesus' quote in Matthew 16:18, "…upon this rock I will build my church."
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Grave concern over new Israeli Knesset law redefining status of Christian Palestinians
The law passed by the Knesset on 24 February would define the status of Palestinian Arab Christians in the state of Israel.
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Joel Osteen Lakewood Church receives $32 million in yearly donations, based on $600,000 theft math
Last week, megachurch pastor Joel Osteen\'s Houston church was victim to a $600,000 robbery, with cheques and cash reported stolen from a safe.
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Week of prayer and fasting for Indigenous justice underway
Members of the Uniting Church in Australia begin a week of prayer and fasting for justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders today.
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Pope Francis: His strength lies in leading by serving
On the anniversary of Pope Francis\' election to papacy last night, Catholics gathered at the University of Notre Dame in London to listen to Dr Austen Ivereigh give an address on the Pope\'s reforms and their implications for the wider Church.
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Joel Osteen's megachurch robbed of $600,000 in offering
The largest Protestant church in the US has had $600,000 worth of donations and offerings stolen over the weekend.
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Geoff Tunnicliffe to step down as head of WEA after 10 years
Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe will not be seeking a third term as Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, the organisation has confirmed.
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WCC, Pope Francis share aspirations for unity, justice and peace
In an audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit stressed the significance of Christian unity. He also expressed appreciation for Pope Francis's call to pray for peace in Syria and his call for churches to remember the poor, encouraging Christians to work for economic justice.
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Uniting Church offers sanctuary for all child asylum seekers on Christmas Island
The Uniting Church in Australia has written to the Australian Government to offer sanctuary for all children without parents currently held on Christmas Island.