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Cath Bartolo says little things can make a big difference in the lives of vulnerable people
15 July 2022"CAN we wash your cars?" is a simple question from 20 years ago that Cath Bartolo remembers like it was yesterday. Cath is chief executive officer with YFS, "a not-for-profit organisation that backs vulnerable people in Logan to overcome adversity and... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFATHER Peter Amodu was walking to the Holy Ghost Parish in Southern Nigeria on July 6. He never arrived for the 5pm Mass. Gunmen kidnapped the priest along the Otukpo highway in Benue State. The chancellor of the Oktupo Diocese confirmed Fr Amodu was...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIAN Catholics emerging from restrictions after COVID who were looking for ways to re-engage with their brothers and sisters globally were celebrating the return to overseas volunteering through groups like Palms Australia. Michele Rankin from Mt...
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'Candles of Lourdes will shine again' after fire damages shrines, Australian Order of Malta pilgrimage leader says
15 July 2022FIRE has damaged half of the Chapels of Light Shrines that sit on the far bank across from the baths at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Order of Malta member Dunstan de Souza said in his five pilgrimages to Lourdes, one of the first things... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Priest scholar says teachers must hold true to Catholic convictions and offer the world something more
14 July 2022CONGREGATION of Holy Cross Father Bill Miscamble urged Catholic institutions not to try to "blend in" with the secular culture but to hold onto the Church's identity and offer the world an authentic witness. Fr Miscamble has taught history for 35 years... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis announced the appointment of three women to the Vatican committee that assists in the selection of bishops. Franciscan Sister Raffaella Petrini, Salesian Sister Yvonne Reungoat and Maria Lia Zervino became the first women to be named members...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Deacon Peter McDade was retiring after a "dream run" of 16 years active ministry in his home parish St William's Church in Grovely. St William's had been his church before he entered the diaconate, and while most ordained men were not posted...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderThe care of the environment and the fight against climate change is not a lofty goal for humanity but a moral imperative, Pope Francis said. The worsening climate crisis can no longer be ignored, and it is up to all human beings, who were entrusted by...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTOKYO Archbishop Isao Kikuchi said he was "deeply saddened and shocked" after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination and deplored violence as the answer to differing political opinions. "Violence kills freedom. Violence kills justice," he said...
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Boris Johnson's legacy: a Catholic view
13 July 2022AFTER the dust has settled at Number 10 Downing Street, there's time to consider what is the legacy of Boris Johnson - Britain's first Catholic Prime Minister, now caretaker PM until a new leader is announced on September 5. Baptised as an infant into...