Category: History
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Pope calls for renewal of Church history
In a newly published letter, Pope Francis has called for a renewed study of Church history, emphasising collective memory, reconciliation, and a deeper engagement with primary sources to navigate the present with wisdom and faith
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Video: Caroline Chisholm’s Lay Apostolate
Watch the video of our April webinar with Clara Staffa Geoghegan and Rodney Stinson.
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Street Level Disciple
Former US YCW leader Frank Ardito Jr recalls his efforts to combat racism and violence on the streets of Chicago.
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Blessed Stefan Wyszynski, YCW founder in Poland
Beatified on 12 September 2021
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John Curnow, priest and prophet
A key moment in John Curnow’s interpretation of Cardinal Joseph Cardijn’s method was his organisation’s donation in 1981 of $1000 to the anti-Springbok tour movement Halt All Racist Tours (HART).
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Labour’s battlefield
“May the soul of every worker who died on labour’s battlefield rest in peace!” reads the YCW Prayer.
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Finding archival treasure with Trove
If you haven’t done so, I recommend that you visit the National Library’s Trove, writes Brian Lawrence.
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The jocist Church of the Poor bishops
ACI secretary, Stefan Gigacz, presented a paper entitled “The jocist bishops and the Vatican II Church of the Poor group” at the Option for the Poor: Engaging the Social Tradition conference organised by the Center for Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, USA.