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FROM THE CATHOLIC PRESS

'NZ Catholic' No 160, April 20, 2003
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

Caritas launches appeal for Iraqi victims

Embrace Muslims, Christians urged
"Christians need to reach out to Muslims as the very first priority if we are to stop the world blowing apart," says Fr Timothy Radcliffe, OP...

Catholic Schools Day attracts attention
Innovative ways of celebrating Catholic Schools Day on April 2 caught the attention of the secular media in different parts of New Zealand....

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Faith-based unit to open at Rimutaka Prison
INL 26 April 2003
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2428678a11,00.html
Prison authorities have seen the light – they will open a 60-bed "faith-based" unit at Rimutaka Prison, Upper Hutt, later this year. Christian organisation Prison Fellowship will run an interdenominational 18-month intensive religious programme involving mainstream Christian churches focussed on getting inmates to confront the harm they had caused others through their crimes....

Easter Sunday marked by good attendances,
By Rebecca Fox
Otago Daily Times (full text) 21 April 2003
http://www.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?date=21Apr2003&obje\
ct=HKH51F3647EF&type=html&WORDS=catholic&DB=Editorial
Good crowds turned out to Dunedin's major churches to celebrate the most significant day of the Christian calendar yesterday...

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