Author: Ashleigh Banks

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It’s time to take down those decorations: Epiphany marks the official end to the festive season

January 04, 2018

For many, Christmas doesn’t end on the 25th of December.

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Australia to be represented at important Vatican gathering

December 30, 2017

Angela Markas, a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Melbourne, is a young Australian woman with a deep faith and strong sense of social justice - and she has been chosen to represent young Australian Catholics at an important Vatican meeting next year.

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Australia to be represented at important Vatican gathering

December 30, 2017

Angela Markas, a member of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Melbourne, is a young Australian woman with a deep faith and strong sense of social justice - and she has been chosen to represent young Australian Catholics at an important Vatican meeting next year.

Church

Pope Francis denounces corrupted Vatican in Christmas greeting

December 27, 2017

Pope Francis issued a stinging critique of the Vatican’s top administration, denouncing a “cancer” of cliques that exist in the Church and bureaucrats that become “corrupted” by ambition and vanity.

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A new Vatican publication showcases Australia’s Indigenous culture

December 15, 2017

Alongside the work of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci at the Vatican Museums in Rome is a collection that celebrates the importance of Australia’s Indigenous art and culture.