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Brisbane Times

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Herzl’s Nightmare — one land, two peoples

Paul Collins interviews former Australian Ambassador to Israel, Peter Rodgers, on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Zionist movement...

16.04.2024 8

Pearls and Irritations

Paul Collins

Stan Grant on Good Friday, Easter, and God’s absence in our suffering world

I never thought I’d see an inspiring Easter reflection in the usually secular, The Saturday Paper. But last Saturday (March 23) there was Stan...

28.03.2024 10

Pearls and Irritations

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Amidst strategic stalemate, Ukraine war remains Vatican priority

Two years since the Russian invasion, Ukraine has faded from the headlines. But not in the Vatican and for the man who might be the next Pope. Tied...

26.02.2024 7

Pearls and Irritations

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Vatican – Israel rupture over Gaza

The invasion of Gaza, described by Pope Francis as ‘terrorism’, is causing strained relationships between Israel and the Vatican. One of the...

21.02.2024 30

Pearls and Irritations

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Could Pope Francis provide some hope for peace in the Middle East?

I really didn’t want to write this article; I’d rather be saying something about the theological meaning of Christmas. Much safer. But John...

16.12.2023 30

Pearls and Irritations

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Tuvalu: Paradise lost?

The recent treaty with Tuvalu opens the way for a more generous treatment of Pacific people. In an interview on Insiders (12/11/23) Foreign...

13.11.2023 10

Pearls and Irritations

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Climate disaster: Pope Francis repudiates developed world’s economics and culture

‘It is no longer possible to doubt the human origin of climate change’ (Pope Francis). Popes in the past usually quoted ancient theologians, or...

07.10.2023 6

Pearls and Irritations

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Has Australian Catholic University just lost the right to call itself “Catholic”?

Where’s Cardinal George Pell when you need him? Gone to God, I know, but as one of the founders and a former Chancellor of Australian Catholic...

22.09.2023 2

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