For a Christian,asking ‘why pray?’ makes no sense

For a Christian,asking ‘why pray?’ makes no sense

Prayer brings one closer to God,and closer to the people for whom one prays.

  • byBarney Zwartz

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Palestinian clerics at odds on wisdom of Hamas attack on Israel

Palestinian clerics at odds on wisdom of Hamas attack on Israel

The October 7 cross-border attack was the deadliest in the Palestinian-Israel conflict. Israel’s response has killed almost 44,000 people in Gaza so far.

  • byNidal al-Mughrabi
Global dance group Shen Yun faces inquiry over underage labour practices

Global dance group Shen Yun faces inquiry over underage labour practices

The troupe,operated by the Falun Gong religious movement,requires dancers to train under abusive conditions,former performers say.

  • byMichael Rothfeld andNicole Hong
How a schoolyard bully set me on my spiritual path
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How a schoolyard bully set me on my spiritual path

I grew up a Catholic,but a significant event in grade 5 changed all that.

  • byBhakta Dasa
Gillard urges states to act after ‘deeply concerning’ ruling that Catholic Church is not liable in abuse case

Gillard urges states to act after ‘deeply concerning’ ruling that Catholic Church is not liable in abuse case

The former Australian prime minister has spoken out after legal experts said the High Court decision could cast doubts over cases against religious orders nationwide.

  • byTony Wright
Pope calls on Romans to help housing crisis with ‘charity and solidarity’

Pope calls on Romans to help housing crisis with ‘charity and solidarity’

Francis asked Catholic institutions and property owners to “make a courageous gesture of love” to Holy Year pilgrims and homeless locals.

  • byNicole Winfield
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‘Free pass for sexually abusive clerics’:Catholic Church not liable,High Court rules

‘Free pass for sexually abusive clerics’:Catholic Church not liable,High Court rules

Attorneys general are being urged to push through new laws after the High Court found religious orders did not have vicarious liability for sexual abuse committed by their clerics.

  • byCameron Houston andHolly Hales
Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal

Justin Welby had faced calls to resign after a report found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser.

  • byRob Harris
Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal

Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal

Justin Welby,the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide,has been criticised for failing to report John Smyth,said to be the most prolific abuser in the church’s history.

  • byRob Harris
Notre-Dame’s bells ring together for first time since fire

Notre-Dame’s bells ring together for first time since fire

The sound of the eight bells rang throughout the city for the first time in five years,a sign of the cathedral’s rebirth as it prepares to reopen to the public next month.

  • byIsabella Kwai
Michelangelo ‘painted a woman’s breast cancer’ in the Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo ‘painted a woman’s breast cancer’ in the Sistine Chapel

The naked woman was brought to life by the Renaissance figure in his iconic fresco,known as The Flood,painted between 1508 and 1512.

  • byJosephine McKenna