Adelaide Centacare slams Govt deaf ears on child detainee reportThe Centacare Catholic welfare agency has condemned the Federal Government for casting doubt on the integrity of a new report on children in detention.
Catholic Health condemns 'indecent' budgetCatholic Health Australia has described last night's Federal Budget as indecent, saying it ripped nearly $1 billion from public hospitals to put it into doctors' pockets.
Catholic Welfare says Budget victimises Australia's working poorCatholic Welfare Australia is disappointed that the Federal Government’s obsessive focus on a Budget surplus ignores the plight of suffering Australians.
Vatican paper condemns Saudi terror bombingThe Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano has called Monday's terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia a "ferocious offense against peace".
Congo killings raise fears of genocide Following an assault on a Catholic parish in the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed 48, the Vatican's Fides news service is reporting resident's fear of continuing massacres.
Italian study fuels optimism for future of priesthoodAn Italian study has put a positive spin on the vocations crisis, highlighting a rise in the number of seminarians.
OPINION
Listening an vital skill for bishopsWhile it is important to recognise that the Church is not a denicractm kistening and dialogue are necessary for a efficient leadership in the Church. - Fr Mark Francis, Superior General Chierici di San Viatore - Vidimus Dominum
FEATURE
Study finds newspapers fail on accuracy and context in religious storiesA University of Rochester study reveals gaps in daily newspaper reporting on religion in America's newspapers. Religion pervades America's newspapers, but stories about religion rarely discuss its beliefs, values and practices. - crosswalk.com
Nuns told to shape up
A fitness guru in the US has devised a light workout for nuns aimed at alleviating stress and promoting strength and fitness.
An enthusiastic response from nuns themselves has prompted Mandel to turn the whole exercise into a book to be called, Changing Habits: The Sisters' Workout, which she expects to be published later this year.
"They feel like a weight has been taken off their shoulders," she told Reuters about workshops she had given for nuns aged 60 to 88 in the New York area.
The project grew out of a book Mandel published earlier this year containing insights into the link between spirituality and fitness. It is titled Turn On Your Inner Light: Fitness for Body, Mind and Soul.
Her work is based on the belief that "a sedentary lifestyle is deadly".
"We can't cut ourselves off at the neck," she said.
SOURCE
Reuters
LINKS
Turn on your inner light (website of Debby Mandel) | The Nun's Workout: Changing Habits
2 May 2003
