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Nauru offshore detention company making huge profits
16 February 2022THE Chair of Catholic Social Services Australia, Francis Sullivan, says it is a disgrace that the companies running Australia's offshore processing regime for refugees on Nauru are making "obscene profits" as the number of refugees on the island continues... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Leave behind personal securities to follow God, says Francis
15 February 2022A DISCIPLE of Jesus leaves behind worldly attachments and prejudices to follow God completely, Pope Francis said. Disciples "know how to question themselves, how to humbly seek God every day," the pope said during his Sunday Angelus address. With a crowd... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Faith leaders highlight plight of asylum seekers
15 February 2022A group of Christian leaders including a Brigidine sister have taken turns to be locked in a cage outside a hotel in Melbourne to demonstrate their solidarity with asylum seekers being detained there. Sr Brigid Arthur CSB, coordinator of the Brigidine... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Myanmar cardinal appeals to Mary to protect his nation
15 February 2022CARDINAL Charles Bo of Yangon has sought the intercession of Mary for protection, healing and mercy for conflict-torn Myanmar, locked in turmoil since the February 2021 military coup. "Our Lady becomes the mother of all people, of all races and all religions... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Cincinnati priest prays for Super Bowl victory
14 February 2022SPORTS fans are ready for today's Super Bowl, the U.S.'s single biggest sporting event, and Cincinnati Bengals fans are preparing to cheer and pray for their team against the Los Angeles Rams. Count Fr Tom Wray, Catholic chaplain for the team, among them... - Author: The Catholic Leader
5-year-old preppie Peyton gets a sneak peak at his new school
12 February 2022HE is off to his first day at school, he is also the first student ever enrolled in the newest Gold Coast Catholic primary school, Star of the Sea School Merrimac, and he is the first student to see the school's campus and classrooms after building works... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Take time to watch today's sunset and see our Creator gazing back
11 February 2022By Terry Lees IN the first column of this series, January 2017, I wrote that I love sunrises and sunsets. They are evidence of the Master Artist at work, weaving His colourful magic, bringing delight and joy to those who take time to savour them. It is... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Deacon Peter Pellicaan grew up outside the Catholic tradition - without a liturgical calendar - and so when he converted, he had to learn how to engage in Lent. "The motivator for me is at the core a deep and personal love for Jesus," Deacon...
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ACU Book of Prayer invites God into ups and downs of student life
10 February 2022A TREASURY of prayers composed by Australian Catholic University students and staff were compiled alongside traditional Church prayers in a new book launched at Brisbane's Banyo campus today. The ACU Book of Prayer, published last year, was initially... - Author: The Catholic Leader
San Sisto College students showcase innovations in sustainability
10 February 2022FROM a native bee and butterfly garden to ways of promoting greater awareness of Indigenous heritage, San Sisto College students were taking a lead in sustainable and liveable college spaces. About 200 parents and carers, senior school leaders, teachers...