Air raid sirens, shelters and human suffering: the challenges facing an aid agency in war torn Ukraine
While the tragedy of Gaza never seems to leave the headlines, the war in Ukraine dips in and out of the news. That’s despite the past six months seeing the most intensive fighting of the conflict. Tetiana Stawnychy heads the Ukraine operation of the aid agency Caritas. She’s in Australia meeting supporters.The early 1990s was, for Catholics, a time of political ascendancy – a Catholic prime minister, governor-general, and five of the seven high court justices. One of them was Sir Gerard Brennan, whose most famous judgement was the Mabo decision granting native title to indigenous Australians. How did his religion influence his decisions as a judge? His son, Jesuit priest Frank Brennan, has released a two volume-collection of his father’s articles and speeches, giving an extraordinary insight into the thinking of a jurist who helped shape Australian law.GUESTS:Tetiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas Ukraine, based in Kyiv, UkraineFather Frank Brennan Jesuit priest, human rights lawyer and academicDuring the COVID pandemic emergency physician Stephen Parnis from St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne was a prominent medical voice. Dr Parnis will be giving the 2025 lecture to the Plunkett Centre for Ethics on Wednesday November 5 in Sydney at the Australian Catholic University.This program was made on the lands of the Gadigal People
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Did deeply held religious faith influence a high court judge?
The early 1990s was, for Catholics, a time of political ascendancy – a Catholic prime minister, governor-general, and five of the seven high court justices. One of them was Sir Gerard Brennan, whose most famous judgement was the Mabo decision granting native title to indigenous Australians. How did his religion influence his decisions as a judge? His son, Jesuit priest Frank Brennan, has released a two volume-collection of his father’s articles and speeches, giving an extraordinary insight into the thinking of a jurist who helped shape Australian law.GUEST: Father Frank Brennan Jesuit priest, human rights lawyer and academic
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The pain of war in Ukraine continues as an aid agency tries to meet its needs
While the tragedy of Gaza never seems to leave the headlines, the war in Ukraine dips in and out of the news. That’s despite the past six months seeing the most intensive fighting of the conflict. Tetiana Stawnychy heads the Ukraine operation of the aid agency Caritas. She’s in Australia meeting supporters and explains what day to day life is like in the capital Kiev, and the complexities of the agency's work across war-torn Ukraine.GUEST:Tetiana Stawnychy, President of Caritas Ukraine, based in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Fiji has a major HIV infection crisis
Fiji is facing an HIV crisis, with one of the fastest growing rates of infection in the Asia-Pacific. The number of people with HIV has more than tripled in the past six years. It now stands at just over 6,000. The Uniting Church’s overseas agency is working with local health authorities. GUEST:Alice Salomon is the head of United advocacy and she’s just back from the capital, Suva
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History in the making: Pope Leo and King Charles pray together
King Charles and Pope Leo will have their first meeting this week at the Vatican. But it will be much more than a meeting of two heads of state.For the first time in 500 years, the leader of the Catholic church and the supreme governor of the Church of England, which broke away from Rome in the 1530s, will pray together publicly in the Sistine Chapel. They’ll devote their prayers to their shared concerns about the environment, religious harmony and global peace. GUEST:Luke Coppen is UK editor of The Pillar, a website that covers the Catholic world
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