http://www.cathnews.com a Service of Church Resources http://www.cathnews.com http://www.cathnews.com/_sharedimg/img_cathnews_logo_rss.jpg http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss CathNews Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:49 +1100 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:41:49 +1100 The Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, has told the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse the church was too slow to act in the past when dealing with paedophile priests, reports the ABC.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/qX6CcXMyUl8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/qX6CcXMyUl8/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36294 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36294 Is Pope Francis an exorcist?&nbsp;The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis prayed over him, reports AP in&nbsp;The Sydney Morning Herald.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/rB5gZxpqApQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/rB5gZxpqApQ/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36305 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36305 Although it has taken more than 400 years, the sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century missionary to China, appears to be back on track, reports the Catholic News Service.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/skcSJdBJUAw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/skcSJdBJUAw/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36306 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36306 Pope Francis has sent special condolences to those parents who lost their children in a tornado that killed around 100 people in Oklahoma, reports the Catholic News Agency.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/g-yqt21D9ZE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/g-yqt21D9ZE/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36307 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36307 For every two US priests who prefer a new set of Vatican-ordered English translations of the Roman Catholic Mass, there are three others who say they do not, according to a survey, reports NCR.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/gpj6wN10-Bw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/gpj6wN10-Bw/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36308 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36308 A Hunter Valley clergy abuse victim has praised the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic Diocese for being proactive in bolstering support for those affected by abuse, reports the ABC.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/XrHK7Lv6Y90" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/XrHK7Lv6Y90/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36303 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36303 Cardinal George Pell has entered the debate in the lead-up to the federal election, declaring Australia's wealth distribution "pretty good" and warning unions against abusing their power, reports The Australian.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/Y_3BHKEEe0s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/Y_3BHKEEe0s/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36297 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36297 A Catholic primary school in London has invited the gay rights group Stonewall to give staff lessons to prevent &ldquo;homophobic bullying&rdquo;, reports The Catholic Herald.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/Mdg1dTx0x5s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/Mdg1dTx0x5s/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36304 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36304 A new advertising campaign by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn labelling Jesus as &ldquo;The Original Hipster&rdquo; is creating a buzz, but will it attract the intended audience? reports Ucanews.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/6WqMVaCT2Jg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/6WqMVaCT2Jg/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36309 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36309 Founded by Dutch Scheutist priest, Fr Francis Senden, the Asian Social Institute is a Catholic-inspired graduate school in Manila focusing on training future church leaders in the field of social development.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/VK2eUGKBfSA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/VK2eUGKBfSA/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36356 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36356 A creative film, full of lyrical power, Tabu compels us to vividly imagine forbidden love, passion and regret, amidst the inequities of Colonial Africa. This black and white Portuguese movie won a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and was listed as the second best film of 2012 by 'Sight and Sound' magazine.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/tCnyBes42Fc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/tCnyBes42Fc/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36310 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36310 Catholic educators have repeatedly lamented the poor level of knowledge of the faith among young people. Many university first years are simply not prepared for college-level classes in theology or Scripture. Directors of religious education worry about the limited teaching time afforded by weekly classes. Online courses offer Catholic schools and parishes a chance to offer a more robust education in critical areas of catechesis, writes America in an editorial.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~4/YXDOEGFuJz8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cathnews/RSS/~3/YXDOEGFuJz8/article.aspx http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36311 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +1100 http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=36311