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Primary schoolers have a saint to look up to
29 July 2022ANNE Conlon has been teaching art for 36 years. The Saint Anthony's School Kedron teacher was the creative mind behind the school's latest artistic endeavour - a towering, multicoloured decoupage tribute to the saint himself. "I wanted to show St Anthony's... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSAINT Vincent de Paul National President Claire Victory has asked the Albanese Government to "review all cases of immigration detention" and "release all but those detained on national security grounds". "The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia continues...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis joined Indigenous pilgrims at a lake known for miraculous healings and encouraged them to lay their burdens on the shore. Since the 1880s, the Cree and the Sioux, the Metis, the Blackfoot, the Dene and others from across Turtle Island - North...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSIX years after Father Jacques Hamel was murdered by knife-wielding terrorists while celebrating Mass at his parish church in northern France, locals gathered to commemorate his life and to pray. "We enter into prayer where Jacques fell, victim of the...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE parents of a 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, have been refused permission to appeal against a decision to end his life support treatment. The U.K. Court of Appeal judges ruled on July 25 that the youngster could be disconnected from a ventilator. On...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCELEBRATING the feast day of Jesus' grandparents, Pope Francis not only urged people to honour their elders, but he asked them to think about what they will hand on to future generations. "We received so much from the hands of those who preceded us. What...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderABOUT 100 Cathedral precinct community members heard from homelessness outreach centre advocates at an information seminar held at the Hanley Room in the precinct today. The number of rough sleepers living around St Stephen's Cathedral has steadily increased...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderIt is not unusual for Townsville Bishop Tim Harris to drive four, five or six hours to visit his Catholic flock across the great expanse of North Queensland. There's plenty of time behind the wheel of his all-wheel-drive to reflect on this month's historic...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFOR the first time since 1835, the monks of the Santo Domingo de Silos Monastery in Spain -- known for their Gregorian chant -- were forced to abandon the seclusion of their cells. However, this time it was not because of a political decision of the enemies...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCNS and staff reporters POPE Francis said he was "deeply sorry" for the Catholic Church's "catastrophic" involvement in the "cultural destruction" of Canada's Indigenous peoples through its participation in running the country's residential schools. The...