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Marrying across Australia’s Catholic-Protestant divide
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Until 1970s the Catholic-Protestant divide was deeply entrenched in Australia. On this episode of Trust Me, I'm An Expert, journalism academic Siobhan McHugh shares stories of those who married across it.
A little-known incident 100 years ago reminds us that Australia at the time was riven by class, religious and political divisions.
It wasn’t just ‘mindless’ brutality – but it should remind us that violence too often begets violence.
A liturgy expert explains that until the 12th century local bishops made decisions on Catholic liturgical practices even though the Catholic Mass was celebrated in Latin until 1970. How did that change?
A key to the successful growth of Jesuits were handwritten letters – transported through trade ships from India.
The GOP was once the political home of anti-Catholicism. And the Vatican, it was believed, would use a Catholic president as a way to meddle in US politics.
A common place of worship in India and Pakistan offers solace and bonds religious minorities in Pakistan.
The pope’s action is significant: It encourages priests to be more sensitive to the context of the lives of their laity.
When Pope Francis issued his unexpected on the Republican frontrunner, he did little to make the choice facing American Catholics any easier.
Many literary greats have been religious outsiders, and reading them we can relate to our times. This is particularly the case with Dryden.
As a Jesuit, Pope Francis is part of a long tradition of religious men of science. Will his leadership influence the Catholic Church’s stance on contemporary scientific issues?
Republicans’ problem with the pope is not that he’s too liberal on issues such as capitalism, it’s that he’s too conservative.
The upcoming encyclical from Pope Francis can transform the climate change culture wars in America.
The Catholicism of the Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has attracted some attention this week against a backdrop of fascinating political developments in Scotland. For there is plenty of evidence that…
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