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The poignant story of the poor baby born in a stable is a reminder that God-with-us means God for every last one of us. Yet it is becoming apparent that God's caritas is being appropriated for the political convenience of the State.
Today, Hungary is a country as free as Australia. But 50 years ago—on 23 October 1956—Hungarian students rebelled and issued a manifesto demanding free elections. The Soviets reacted ruthlessly.
The unrelated cases of the Melbourne schoolgirl, and the Scottish goalie, both invoke two principles that are normally kept quite separate—the right of individual self-expression, and the right of religious freedom.
In 2006, the East Timorese government’s inept handling of a dispute in the army involving soldiers from the western region of East Timor put the young nation on the brink of civil war. Now Jose Ramos Horta has been installed as Prime Minister, but will it make a difference?
John Paul II’s world was the post-Reformation Church, seen from a Polish perspective. Benedict XVI is rooted in the Catholic Church before the Reformation, reflecting the subjects of his academic dissertations - Bonaventure and Augustine - who were masters in the exploration of symbols.
Matthew Klugman interviews Richard Tognetti of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Anthony Ham looks at the national and international legacy of the bombings in Madrid.
Lindsay Tanner and Tony Abbott recently gave thoughtful speeches about the place of the churches in public life, which merit a reflective response.
Alan Nichols reviews Muriel Porter’sThe New Puritans: The Rise of Fundamentalism in the Anglican Church.
John Button on Aneurin Hughes’s Billy Hughes: Prime Minister and Controversial Founding Father of the Labor Party.
Madeleine Byrne takes to the streets of Hong Kong for a pro-democracy march
Paul Collins’ latest book looks at why Catholics continue their relationship with the church
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