IN light of the McCarrick Report, detailing the abuse of disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Los Angeles auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron appeared on his Word on Fire podcast and praised a name familiar to Australians. Host Brandon Vogt asked Bishop...

A TOOWOOMBA obstetrician who has treated women for a condition that, if left untreated, could lead to endometrial cancer has welcomed new Queensland research that has found the preventative effects of pregnancies. Dr Brendan Miller is a Catholic doctor...

ROSIES volunteers parked near the corner of Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise were handing out cups of water and friendly chats despite fewer school leavers walking past their street van as official Gold Coast Schoolies events were scrapped amid COVID-19...

By Deacon Gary Stone LIKE many of the 750,000 living veterans in Australia, more than 120,000 of them in Brisbane archdiocese, I have spent the past few days struggling with a diverse range of emotions, from shock to disgust, to anger and grief, as we...

LIKE the Holy Family trekking all the way to Bethlehem to register for the census, all Brisbane Catholics must reach out to their local parish to register for Christmas Masses. Christmas Masses are among the most popular of the year and once COVID-safe...

AS the Queensland border is set to reopen to Greater Sydney and Victoria on December 1, one local Catholic family is already "counting down the days" until they can reunite with family for Christmas. Brisbane Catholics Arnaud and Pia Hurdoyal, and their...

JACINTA Elks and younger brother Kevin Donahoe had no idea when one of their priests tapped them on the shoulder to be part of something new in their parish that he was offering them just what they'd been looking for. They were "cradle Catholics" searching...

EDMUND Rice Camps Queensland emerged from a COVID-enforced six-month break with a special treat for six families that achieved "amazing outcomes". The organisation, which supports vulnerable and disadvantaged children, has been unable to hold any camps...

A QUEENSLAND island is the unlikely home for a rare religious artwork brought to Australia by Pope Paul VI, 50 years ago. The painting entitled Flight into Egypt hangs behind the domestic altar of retired priest Fr Jim Browne, who lives on Macleay Island,...

POLICE made three arrests as the group Faith in Climate Action staged an anti-coal protest in Brisbane on November 13. Protesters kneeled and prayed outside the office headquarters of Aurizon - Australia's largest rail freight operator - concerned at...