If you’re looking for a new film to add to your yearly Easter watchlist, Angel Studios has just the one for you. Their docudrama “After Death” features the gripping accounts of real people who survived near-death experiences, and lived to tell the tale.
Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire, release of all Israeli hostages in address on Easter Sunday
Pope Francis renewed his calls for the release of all Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza on Easter Sunday.
Pope Francis also called for “a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine” during his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) address.
After Sunday’s Easter service he took to his open-topped popemobile to tour St. Peter’s Square.
Growing number of men in outback mining hub of Mount Isa turning to yoga for mental health
Men in the outback mining industry are turning to yoga to help deal with stress and mental health.
Advocates say a Mount Isa yoga program is helping to fill major gaps in outback mental health services, especially for men.
The local leader of the program is hoping to see even more men take to the yoga mat.
Leaders from various faiths were invited to break fast at a Brisbane mosque over Easter
It’s often thought food brings people from all walks of life together, but for a mosque in Brisbane’s south — it was fasting.
While Easter celebrations continue across the country, more than 100 people gathered at an interfaith symposium in Stockleigh to not only observe Ramadan but to embrace all religions.
The annual event held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community included leaders from Hindu, Jewish and Christian faiths, as well as the local Imam.
People point to a rise in racism in Australia. The majority want tougher laws
Australians are backing a federal plan to toughen the law against hate speech in a bid to shield minority groups from attack, as 57 per cent of voters perceive there has been a rise in racism because of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
‘What would the Bible say’ about religious family violence, victims wonder
The author of a new paper by the Australian Institute of Family Studies says religious or spiritual abuse is more common than most people realise, is under-researched and often involves religious teachings being used to justify control, manipulation, coercion or other intimate partner violence, or to ridicule victims to destroy their confidence.
Everything that matters: Marilynne Robinson’s book on Genesis teaches us how to talk about God
Australians love a long weekend, and our longest long weekend is this week’s. I don’t hear anybody complaining about having Friday and Monday off, but Easter itself — apart from a few chocolate egg hunts — goes little marked now in Australia. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday: these are like way markers on what used to be a main road but has been much quieter since they built that bypass.
Listening to Country: An Indigenous Theology and Spirituality series
There is much wisdom, knowledge, and direction for living to be discovered in listening to country. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in these lands now called Australia know this and seek to live deeply connected to country and to share that knowing with others.
This 3-part series explores, breaks open some of that wisdom and knowing. It offers an invitation to walk with and learn from Aboriginal presenters who will share a variety of perspectives that come from their lived experience, their research and their integration of Christian theology with indigenous spirituality.
What is the religious discrimination debate about?
The federal government is threatening to pull promised religious discrimination reforms to protect LGBT students and teachers.
The government wants assured bipartisanship, but the Opposition says it is hard to support legislation it hasn’t seen.
Liberal MPs have asked to be shown the bill so they can consider whether it is worth supporting.
Vatican’s 2024 message for Ramadan encourages working together for world peace
The Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue releases its annual message for the Islamic month of Ramadan, urging all religious believers to extinguish “the fires of hatred, violence and war, and instead light the gentle candle of peace.”
“The trials of life bring you closer to the faith again”
Finding your way back to yourself and to God, doing good, appreciating the community: four Muslims in Germany explain what the fasting month of Ramadan means to them and why they would rather not have to keep explaining themselves over and over again!
Letter to my Muslim and Jewish Sisters and Brothers in Australia
The Director of the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations has written a letter to Muslim and Jewish sisters and brothers in Australia standing in solidarity with all victims, Israeli and Palestinian, Jew, Muslim, and Christian.
