PAX CHRISTI AND NONVIOLENCE VOWS Seattle archbishop blesses Pax Christi nonviolence vows ....and yet not one bishop in NSW, and possibly in Australia is a member of Pax Christi Australia In the presence of parishioners, friends and visitors, members of three local chapters of Pax Christi, an international Catholic peace…

WANGARI MAATHAI NAIROBI, Kenya — Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmentalist who began a movement to reforest her country by paying poor women a few shillings to plant trees and who went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, died here on Sunday. She was…

SOCHI OLYMPICS AND RIGHTS "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." - Olympic Charter

AN INVITATION FROM ANNE JORDAN pbvm, PETER CARROLL msc AND JULIE SNEDDON FOR SYDNEY AND NEW SOUTH WALES. Over the last few years we have watched homelessness increase. People leaving jail, refugees, those suffering with mental health issues and addictions are also part of this population and are struggling to…