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Sunday, 20 July 2008

Pope challenges pilgrims to build a new youth  

Pope Benedict XVI | AAP

7 hours 56 minutes ago. Pope Benedict XVI has urged 350,000 young pilgrims to become prophets of a new age bringing renewed faith to a spiritually barren world.

"In so many of our societies, side by side with material prosperity, a spiritual desert is spreading: an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear. Pope Benedict XVI

 
 

Bishop apologises to abuse victims over "cranky" remarks  Comments

Bishop Anthony Fisher | AAP

5 hours 50 minutes ago. World Youth Day organiser Bishop Anthony Fisher has apologized about comments he made about victims of clergy sexual abuse.

We all know that there are people suffering after child abuse for years afterwards. And it’s not my place or anyone else’s to tell them to stop grieving or to stop hurting. Bishop Anthony Fisher

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ABC wants answers over drug arrest  

Peter Lloyd | ABC

6 hours 13 minutes ago. The ABC's news director will travel to Singapore early this week to seek answers from South Asia correspondent Peter Lloyd following his arrest last Thursday.

The ABC's Director of News, John Cameron, will be in Singapore early this week and is hoping to be able to speak directly to Peter. ABC statement

 

Jones recovering after successful surgery  Comments

Alan Jones | MNN

6 hours 37 minutes ago. The prostate cancer operation for broadcaster Alan Jones has been a success, according to his family.

Alan’s operation has been successful. His surgeon, Professor Phillip Stricker, is happy with the way it went. Statement from Alan Jones's niece, Toni Taylor

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Blame the DJ for binge drinking: study  

Drunk men | Getty

8 hours 43 minutes ago. Loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster, as the volume makes conversation impossible, a study has found.

High sound levels may have caused higher arousal, which led the subjects to drink faster. Professor Nicolas Gueguen

 
 

Patel on his way back to Australia  

5 hours 4 minutes ago. Dr Jayant Patel, guarded by two senior detectives, is scheduled to land in Australia early Monday morning on a packed Qantas jumbo jet.

 

Dr Death headed back to Australia  Comments

Jayant Patel aka Dr Death | AAP

7 hours 25 minutes ago. Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she has no concerns about a looming deadline for Jayant Patel to be returned to Australia, after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice approved his extradition.

It will be the culmination of a long investigation. He has to face court and natural justice will be seen to be done. Acting Superintendent Detective Darryl Johnson

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Pope brings 'unforgettable' week to a close  Comments

Pope Benedict XVI | AAP

9 hours 38 minutes ago. The final event of Sydney's World Youth Day is underway, with Pope Benedict XVI taking the stage before an estimated crowd of 500,000 people to celebrate mass.

At World Youth Day the church appears as she truly is, alive with evangelical energy. Cardinal George Pell

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Speedy Pope disappoints pilgrims  

Pope Benedict XVI waves from his car | AAP

11 hours 57 minutes ago. Crowds waiting for the popemobile in Sydney's Centennial Park this morning were disappointed to catch only a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI as he sped past in a sedan.

I can see him on the screen but I wanted physically to see him. Evelyn Lockley from Sydney

 
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