Tag: Islam

I may not like the burqa, but I certainly don’t want it banned, writes Monica Doumit.

The Spanish bishops' conference was criticised by the head of Spain's far-right VOX party after the church expressed religious concerns following a local council's measure that would effectively ban Muslims from holding religious events in certain areas.

Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli has called for calm and understanding after a series of videos showing the annual Ashura Muslim procession around Melbourne’s CBD.

Speaking at the annual Iftar Dinner on 18 March at St Mary’s Cathedral House, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP emphasised the power of friendship as a common value shared across all faiths which helps transcend boundaries and brings communities closer together.

Two Bankstown Hospital nurses have been stood down from their positions after a video surfaced of them claiming they would kill any Israeli patients they came across.

Arriving in Australia with Olympic badminton dreams and her Muslim faith, Mia found herself stripped of both during the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic friends made her feel welcome, and introduced her to Jesus.

One of my former students converted to Islam because he found that the regularity of Muslim prayer gave him inner peace and a sense of purpose. Far too many ex-Catholics abandon the faith without ever having encountered the depths of our own prayer tradition, writes Anthony Cleary

Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has emphasised the importance of interfaith dialogue as a means of resolving conflict and helping to promote peace in a troubled world at the 14th annual Iftar Dinner on 14 March at Cathedral House.

Following the call of Pope Francis, Catholic youth in Western Sydney are taking action to support environmentally conscious initiatives centred on human dignity.