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- Author: The Catholic LeaderONGOING knee problems have forced Pope Francis to postpone a planned trip to the Congo and South Sudan next month. "Dear friends, with great regret, due to problems with my leg, I have had to postpone my visit to your countries," the pope said after reciting...
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Comunity volunteer receives Queen's Birthday honour
13 June 2022CONGRATULATIONS have been pouring in for Brisbane community volunteer Jeanette Ayre, one of many Catholics honoured on the Queen's Birthday list. "It's humbling, very humbling to be recognised because it's something I love to do and always have," the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPORNOGRAPHY is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said. "The dignity of men and women is also threatened by the inhumane and increasingly widespread practice of 'wombs for rent', in which women,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Terry Lees THERE was a man who reached a stage of his life when he felt self-sufficient and capable. He believed he had the skills and know-how to live life his way and reached a decision that he didn't need God, He could do it alone. While exerting...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Catholic News Agency HIS name is Juan Vicente Perez Mora, he's Venezuelan, passionate about his faith, prays the rosary twice a day, and was named in the Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world. Mr Mora was born on May 27, 1909 and this...
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Padua kicking goals for police mental health
9 June 2022RUGBY and soccer teams from Padua College were kicking off their gameday for police mental health awareness at their regular fixtures last Saturday. The teams, parents and staff were supporting Blue Hope Services Limited. Founding director Andrew Ayres,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE loss of St Augustine Church's tabernacle in a burglary is a "saddening" material loss, but what brings Catholics together "is our faith in the presence of Jesus Christ among us in the Blessed Sacrament," Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan said on June...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA TAMIL asylum seeker family held in immigration detention for four years is on the way home to Biloela in central Queensland, with best wishes coming from friends, supporters and local service agency, Vinnies. This morning the Murugappan family flew...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderDURING February and March, Warsaw train stations were overflowing with women and children, refugees from the war in Ukraine. It was as packed as it would be for a "futbol match", Olga Sulkowski, a 36-year-old mother of three and emergency response coordinator...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderHOLY Spirit College Fitzgibbon has become Brisbane Catholic Education's first co-ed high school in the Brisbane City Council region to open since 1966. The college was officially opened and blessed by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge last Friday, June...