World's Christians to be represented at ex-pope's funeral
Two dozen churches and ecumenical organizations have announced they would have official representatives at the funeral Mass
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Two dozen churches and ecumenical organizations have announced they would have official representatives at the funeral Mass
Representatives from the world's Christian churches will travel to the Vatican to attend the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square Jan. 5.
Bittersweet reaction as Austrian Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Australia offered dual citizenship FriFriday 5 updated FriFriday 5 Ian Ernst's parents fled Austria in fear of Nazi persecution. ( Share Print text only Cancel It was 1938 when Adolf Hitler and German troops stormed into Austria and annexed the nation into Nazi Germany. The move prompted a mass exodus of thousands of Jewish people, who now feared for their lives. Among those who fled was Ian Ernst's parents, Liselotte and Hermann. "They were Jewish by Hitler's definition," Mr Ernst, who now lives in Sydney, said. "If you had a gr...