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VIDEO: What’s Hiding Inside Your Easter Egg?

As Easter approaches, you may be planning to grab a chocolate egg (or five). But wait! Before you choose which kind, we suggest watching this video.

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Gross Things Found in Food

Every year, countless repulsive food stories hit the headlines. Let’s take a look at some of the most gruesome things found in food…

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Easter Bunny in Trouble?

While no one is sure of the origins of the legend of the Easter Bunny, one popular belief is that the rabbit came to be associated with Christianity’s most …

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Fish Shouldn’t Die for Our Sins This Good Friday

It’s customary for Catholics not to eat meat on Good Friday. For many kind and merciful people, this includes avoiding fish, too. Some theologians even suspect that Jesus may …

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Think Before You Eat – the Planet Is Hanging in the Balance

World Water Day and World Environment Day both serve as timely reminders to think about what we eat and what it’s doing to the planet.

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SeaWorld To Stop Their Orca Breeding Programme

SeaWorld announced that it will end all orca breeding programmes this year, making the orcas currently held captive at its marine parks the “last generation” .

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For Christ’s Sake, Go Vegan! Hannah Gregus/ Sympathy at Slaughter

For Christ’s Sake, Go Vegan!

Visitors to The Catholic Weekly website will get some food for thought, just in time for Easter, when they see this banner advert on their screens: This eye-catching image is designed …

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How Horses Suffer in the Adelaide Cup

Next Monday, thousands of people will be flocking to the Morphettville Racecourse for the Adelaide Cup. What many may not know is that this event – like other similar …

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Why I’m Proud to Go ‘Naked’ for PETA

Like all the other women – and men – who go “naked” for PETA, I choose to do so because I want to take action to help animals.

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Hip-Hop Star 360 Strips Down to His Tattoos for PETA

Hip-hop artist 360 shows off the tattoos adorning his bare chest and arms next to the words “Ink, Not Mink” in an edgy 2014 ad for PETA. Today we’re …

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