Sunday, October 17, 2010

Aussies celebrate Mary MacKillop's canonisation


October 17, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI seen arriving at St Peter's Square in Vatican City for today's ceremony
 
POPE Benedict XVI says he hopes Saint Mary MacKillop, the nation's first saint, will continue to inspire Australians.

Saint Mary of the Cross, as she is officially known, was canonised in Rome tonight.

www.news.com.au/world/theres-something-special-about-our-mary/story-e6frfkyi-1225939672883

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Chile mine rescue: We're over halfway there


October 14, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian Pinera hugs Florencio Avalos, the first of 33 trapped miners to be rescued
 
PUMPING fists, or falling to their knees in prayer, over half the 33 miners trapped below ground in Chile for more than two months savoured their first taste of freedom, rising from the depths to a heroes' welcome.

www.news.com.au/world/chile-mine-rescue-operation-begins/story-e6frfkyi-1225938146558