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- 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...
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Winter chill exacerbates homeless suffering
7 June 2022THE winter chill is adding to the suffering of tens of thousands of people sleeping rough in Queensland and putting care agencies under high pressure. An extreme lack of affordable rental properties has forced legions of city and regional Queenslanders... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA TURN of bad weather was not enough to keep away more than 1000 people from eight parishes across Logan Deanery and the wider community from gathering for a day of face-painting, music, craft and food at Family Festival in Logan City last month. Organising...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSITTING in a wheelchair in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis allowed himself to be grilled by a group of youngsters, including one who asked when he would go to Ukraine "to save all the children who are suffering there". "I want to go...
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ACU launches student internship inside Vatican
6 June 2022AUSTRALIAN Catholic University students will soon have an opportunity to work inside the Roman Curia following the signing of a new internship agreement. ACU and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life recently signed an agreement offering students a...