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- Author: The Catholic LeaderWELL-known Brisbane polymath Jesuit Father Ian Howells has died aged 91. Fr Howells, who died at 11.45pm on April 23 at St John's Home, Toowong - not far from the former Jesuit community where he spent almost 40 years ministering in Brisbane. A statement...
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A fluffy dog bringing smiles to children's faces
29 April 2022ENOCH and Lachlan, two boys who receive care at Xavier Respite Service in Yeerongpilly, love when eight-year-old Siberian Husky Drogo visits them. He wags his fluffy tail against them, bumps their hands with his wet nose and enjoys a good pat behind his... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFRENCH Daughter of Charity Sr Andre has become the oldest person alive following the announcement of the death of Japanese woman Kane Tanaka two weeks ago. Sr Andre is 118. She made headlines last year after she recovered from COVID-19 on World Day of...
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Marist Father John Worthington dies in Sydney aged 74
27 April 2022FORMER Brisbane parish priest Marist Father John Worthington has died aged 74 after years of declining health. Fr Worthington died on April 1 in Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. He had been admitted with COVID-19, his condition exacerbated by many... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPARISHES across Australia are raising banners in the lead up to Laudato Si' Week and the coming federal election, calling for bold action on climate change. Laudato Si' Week 2022, to be held May 22-29, will mark the seventh anniversary of Pope Francis'...
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Glimmers of hope amidst the anguish of Ukraine's war
26 April 2022A REDEMPTORIST priest in Ukraine has told of how his monastery is taking in war orphans and safeguarding them as Russian attacks rage across the country. Interviewed by CommonHome TV 36-year-old Fr Taras Kchik CSsR spoke of the tide of internally disposed... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE capsizing of a small boat overloaded with passengers trying to illegally leave Lebanon is "the biggest proof of the terrible crisis" that the country is enduring as it continues to sink economically, according to Carmelite Father Michel Abboud, president...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Fr John Flader Question - When Christ died on the cross, St Matthew says that tombs were opened and people who had died were raised and went into the city and appeared to many. How are we meant to understand this? Did they really rise in their bodies...
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Taking a look inside Second World War chaplaincy pack
25 April 2022EVERYTHING had to be light, Brisbane Deacon and former military chaplain Gary Stone said, handling the contents of Second World War priest Fr Jack Rosenskjar's chaplain pack at a visit to the archdiocesan archives. A reversible chasuble, reversible stoles,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis and the Holy See are urging world leaders to listen to the people's cry for peace, and they have backed an appeal by the head of the United Nations for an Easter truce in Ukraine. Pope Francis first called for an Easter truce during his Angelus...