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A summary of the week’s most important Catholic headlines from Australia, Rome and the World.

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    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (5 December)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014


    36 Christians killed in Kenya, Tasmanian Senator calls for legalisation of baby safe havens in Australia + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (5 December) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 November)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014


    Pope Francis addresses European Parliament, Australian Bishops announce delegation to persecuted Christians in the Middle East, Caritas Australia renew calls for end to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo & more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 November) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 November)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2014


    Married men may now be ordained priests for Eastern churches in Western countries, controversial ‘Zoe’s Law’ Bill lapses without a vote, Bishop Peter Comensoli appointed to Broken Bay + more The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 November) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 November)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2014


    Pope Francis writes letter to Tony Abbott ahead of G20 Summit, Australia’s Apostolic Nuncio to take new appointment in Rome, Kenyan Bishops allege vaccinations are being used to advance the UN’s population control agenda + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 November) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (7 November)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2014


    Official English translation of the report on the Extraordinary Synod on the Family released, two Christians burned alive in Pakistan, euthanasia lobby group attacks Catholic priest over comments on Brittany Maynard’s death + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (7 November) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (31 October)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2014


    Pope Francis speaks of his admiration of Pope Emeritus Benedict, disabled 12 year old killed by starvation following court ruling in UK, Cuba to build its first church in 55 years + more. The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (31 October) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (24 October)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2014


    Pope Francis urges bishops to keep up prayer and advocacy for Christians in the Middle East, Asia Bibi blasphemy case to go to High Court, sentencing of an Illawarra man sparks renewed debate over Zoe’s Law + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (24 October) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (17 October)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2014


    Backlash over inaccurate summary of proceedings at the Synod on the Family, Pope Paul VI to be beatified in Rome, Artes Christi celebrate JPII’s feast day with a performance of his play + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (17 October) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (10 October)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2014


    Extraordinary Synod on the Family begins in Rome, Australian couple abandons child born to a surrogate, police promise greater security at tomorrow’s March for the Babies in Melbourne + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (10 October) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (3 October)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014


    Emeritus Pope Benedict makes an appearance at a meeting with the elderly, Two new Blesseds for the Church, Chaldean Patriarch of Bagdad calls on Muslims to support persecuted Christians + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (3 October) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (19 September)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2014


    Bishop Anthony Fisher named new Archbishop of Sydney, Nigerian Bishop reports 2500 Catholics have died at the hands of Boko Haram, International Caritas gathering formulates ongoing response to crisis in the Middle East + more... The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (19 September) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (12 September)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2014


    Italian missionary sisters murdered in Burundi, US escalate intervention against Islamic State, Pro-life activist challenges Tasmania’s buffer zone laws + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (12 September) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (5 September)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2014


    Soccer superstars join Pope’s interreligious “match for peace”, Ukrainian Archbishop urges Global community not to remain silent on the plight of his people, Cause for the Canonisation of Fulton Sheen suspended + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (5 September) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (29 August)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2014


    U.S. Archdiocese raises ethical issues with ALS ice bucket challenge, Cardinal Pell appears before the Royal Commission, World Congress of Families set to kick off in Melbourne amidst protests + more. The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (29 August) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (15 August)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2014


    Papal envoy joins persecuted Christians in Iraq as the crisis continues, Pope Francis arrives in South Korea, Advocacy group uses the case of baby Gammy to push commercial surrogacy in Australia + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (15 August) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (8 August)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2014


    Congregation for Divine Worship confirms the sign of peace will remain where it is in the Mass, A child born of a surrogate mother in Thailand abandoned for having Down Syndrome, Sydney Christians unite against persecution in Iraq + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (8 August) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (1 August)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2014


    Chinese Christians injured in protests against demolition of churches, Dominican theologians release report on pastoral-care of divorced and remarried Catholics in lead up to Synod, worldwide protests show support for the plight of Christians in Iraq + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (1 August) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (25 July)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2014


    Iraqi Christians face ultimatum: leave or die, Another attempt in the Senate to redefine marriage & International AIDS Conference wraps up in Melbourne. The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (25 July) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (18 July)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2014


    Vatican Spokesman casts doubt on latest Pope Francis interview, Catholic nuns brutally attacked at mission in Bangladesh + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (18 July) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (11 July)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2014


    Pope Francis meets with victims of clergy sexual abuse, Cardinal Pell announces first stages of financial and administrative reform at the Vatican, retired bishop of Broome passes away at 94 + more The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (11 July) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (4 July)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2014


    A Supreme Court win for U.S. companies who oppose contraception, Catholic school set to open to Asylum seekers on Christmas Island, 600 youth to gather in Sydney for CFC’s Youth Conference + more... The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (4 July) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (27 June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2014


    Sudanese Christian mother released from death row, then arrested while attempting to flee Sudan, Archbishop of Canterbury meets Vatican’s cricket team ahead of September clash, 24-hour prayer campaign to stop the decriminalisation of abortion in NSW + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (27 June) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (20 June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2014


    Pope Francis meets with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Venerable Fulton Sheen one step closer to being declared a saint, Christians flee Iraq following ISIS take-over & more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (20 June) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (13 June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014


    Karachi Catholics turn to St Anthony of Padua’s intercession for peace following Taliban attacks, UK court orders mentally disabled minor to have an abortion, registrations for the first national Capuchin Friars youth conference close this Sunday & more. The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (13 June) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (6 June)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2014


    Pope Francis urges Catholics to rediscover the beauty of family, kidnapped missionaries freed in Cameroon & more news updates. The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (6 June) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (30 May)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2014


    Pope Francis talks marriage, pedophilia and Christian unity in his latest interview, over 20,000 Easter Baptisms in mainland China, 11 killed in an attack on a Catholic church & more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (30 May) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (23 May)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2014


    Holy Land prepares to receive Pope Francis, Christian woman on death row in Sudan, pilgrims gather at Mt Schoenstatt, and more! The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (23 May) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (16 May)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2014


    Christian groups express disappointment with budget’s impact on families and foreign aid, Harvard Catholics respond to black Mass with Eucharistic procession and adoration, Catholic priest murdered in PNG + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (16 May) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (9 May)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014


    The UN attacks Church over teachings on abortion, Islamist militant group claims responsibility for kidnapping of school girls in Nigeria, Australian bishops gather for their plenary meeting & more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (9 May) appeared first on Cradio.

    Conference Taking Youth to the Core Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014


    We caught up with Michael Mendieta to find out about this year's Core Conference featuring eminent philosopher Dr Roger Scruton, and how it seeks to equip young people going out into the world. The post Conference Taking Youth to the Core Issues appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (11 April)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2014


    Queen visits Pope Francis, Jesuit priest killed in Syria, Sydney Catholic schools offer free education to refugees, and more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (11 April) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (4 April)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2014


    Preparations continue for the canonisations of two beloved Popes, Catholic churches burned down in Nigeria, Religious sister faces backlash from Catholic school parents after teaching on sexuality in the U.S + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (4 April) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 March)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2014


    Cardinal Pell appears before the Royal Commission, Pope Francis meets Barrack Obama, Townsville mourns the loss of Bishop Michael Putney & more... The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 March) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 March)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2014


    The Vatican joins global network to combat human trafficking and slavery, Royal Commission’s examination of the Sydney Archdiocese continues, preparations for for International Day of the Unborn + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 March) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 March)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014


    Kidnapped nuns freed in Syria, A new bishop for Rockhampton, The Church’s Towards Healing Process in the spotlight at the Royal Commission + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 March) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (7 March)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2014


    Belgian King signs off on child euthanasia, NSW MLC Greg Donnelly urges voters to speak up for Zoe’s Law, Caritas Australia launches Project Compassion for 2014 & more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (7 March) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 February)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2014


    Cardinal George Pell’s new Rome appointment, Pope Francis issues a letter to families, annual 40 Days for Life campaign set to kick of around the world + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (28 February) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 February)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2014


    Australian missionary detained in North Korea, Catholic pharmacist dropped by Soul-Pattinson for opposing use of the Contraceptive Pill, attempts to prevent pro-life groups in Albury from praying outside of abortion clinics + more... The post 5 Headlines You May Have Missed (21 February) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 February)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2014


    Thousands of engaged couples to celebrate St Valentines day with Pope Francis, Spain takes a step towards making abortion illegal, 2 killed in Russian Cathedral shooting and more... The post 6 Headlines You May Have Missed (14 February) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (7 February)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2014


    Pope Francis’ Lenten message, U.S. abortion rate on the decline, MGLs to be recognised by the Vatican and more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (7 February) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (31 January)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2014


    Pope Francis on the cover of Rolling Stone, churches attacked in South Sudan, Army Major dismissed for voicing Christian beliefs + more. The post 6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (31 January) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (24 January)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2014


    Pope Francis requests prayers for world leaders gathered at Geneva II Conference, Caritas Australia responds to foreign aid funding cuts, thousands rally in Washington for an end to abortion and more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (24 January) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (17 January)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2014


    19 new Cardinals named, 6 priests ordained in China, a new diocese for Australia and more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (17 January) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (20 December)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2013


    A new Jesuit saint, Pope Francis’ latest interview, Catholic universities sign historic agreement and more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (20 December) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (13 December)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2013


    Pope Francis named Time Magazine’s person of the year, South African Cardinal reflects on the legacy of Nelson Mandela, Newcastle couple is awarded Church’s highest honour + more. The post 6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (13 December) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (6 December)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Pope Francis urges faithful to pray for nuns kidnapped in Syria, Caritas Internationalis launces global wave of prayer to end hunger, Australian bishops reaffirm their commitment to ending child sex abuse + more... The post 6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (6 December) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (29 Nov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2013


    Pope Francis challenges the faithful in their approach to evangelisation, Melbourne gears up for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival & more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (29 Nov) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (22 Nov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2013


    Disfigured man embraced by Pope Francis shares his story, Melkite Patriarch urges Christians to remain in Syria, Archbishop Prowse is installed in Canberra & more. The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (22 Nov) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (15 Nov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2013


    The relics of St Peter to be displayed for the first time in history, Pope Francis leads 60,000 in prayer for the Philippines, Archbishop Hart responds to Victorian Inquiry’s report & more The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (15 Nov) appeared first on Cradio.

    5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (8 Nov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013


    International experts gather in the Vatican to address the issue of human trafficking, the world’s bishops to survey their dioceses ahead of next year’s extraordinary synod & more... The post 5 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (8 Nov) appeared first on Cradio.

    6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (1 Nov)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2013


    Thousands of families gather for World Family Day in Rome, survey shows Australians are against redefinition of marriage, Melbourne GP is investigated for conscientious objection to abortion and more. The post 6 Catholic Headlines You May Have Missed (1 Nov) appeared first on Cradio.

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