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- Author: The Catholic LeaderHOLY Spirit Chapel at Australian Catholic University's Banyo campus is now home to a regular Sunday Mass and a growing faith community. Holy Spirit Seminary Queensland rector Fr Neil Muir said the push for a Sunday Mass had come from the seminarians...
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Pope prays for the victims of fire in Cuba
9 August 2022POPE Francis said he is spiritually close to those hurt or killed in a fire at an oil facility in Matanzas, a city on the north-western shore of Cuba. The Argentine pope has long been close to the Cuban church and visited the island in 2015. The fire... - Author: The Catholic LeaderWRITER, historian, and social justice activist, Dr Jackie Huggins AM believes Australian churches have a key role in "truth telling" - an essential part of reconciliation in which the history of Australia's First Nations peoples is told. The Bidjara /...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderYEAR 12 St Mary MacKillop, Nundah students Vashti Hooper and Gopika Raj said their school's patron saint was an "inspiration for all of us". The two students joined hundreds of Brisbane Catholics in today's feast day celebration of Saint Mary of the Cross...
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Biloela family finally granted permanent residency
8 August 2022IT was a quiet afternoon visit last Friday by a Department of Home Affairs team that finally delivered the Tamil "Biloela" family with they had been waiting for permanent residency granted by the Albanese government. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Archie Battersbee, 12, dies after being taken off his life support against his parents' wishes
8 August 2022ARCHIE Battersbee, the 12-year-old British boy whose family waged an unsuccessful legal fight to stop his doctors from disconnecting him from a ventilator, has died. "Can I just say I'm the proudest mum in the world -- such a beautiful little boy, and... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTOOWOOMBA Catholic Br Isaac Seraphin Webb made his first profession with the Capuchin Friars at Wynnum's Guardian Angels Church last Sunday. Br Webb, 21, said it was all still sinking in and it was difficult to put in words how much it meant to him. He...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPRINCIPAL Fran Burke believes child protection should be everybody's business. She leads St Joseph's primary school, Bardon, where students recently assembled colourful kingfisher birds to raise awareness for Queensland's Child Protection week. "Kingfishers...
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Xavier chief says new disability fund brings reliable information to families reaching out for support
5 August 2022FAMILIES seeking support in Church-run groups like Xavier Children's Support Network were going to see benefits from the State Government's decision to fund Autism Queensland, one of nine of the state's peak disability bodies to share in the allotted... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'A reflection of our community's hard work' - St Joseph's Brian Cantwell on winning a Catholic Education award
5 August 2022BRIAN Cantwell never wanted to teach at the same school for more than 10 years. The Catholic Education award recipient recently counted his 27th year at St Joseph's College Toowoomba. "St Joseph's just feels like home", he said with a laugh. "I ended...