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- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis once again pleaded for an end to the bloodshed and violence in Ukraine after images of innocent civilians apparently executed in Bucha sparked outrage and horror around the world. "The recent news of the war in Ukraine, instead of bringing...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA LEADING bioethicist has claimed that many people who request euthanasia do so out of fear - not of pain - but of being a burden to others. Professor of Bioethics at University of Notre Dame Australia, Margaret Somerville, has cited the situation in...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Sister Melissa Dwyer, who swapped her dream of being an Olympic javelin thrower for life as a religious Sister has received an honorary doctorate from Australian Catholic University (ACU). ACU has awarded its highest honour, an Honorary Degree...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Fr John Flader Question - Some friends are going to Rome for Holy Week and they were talking about the Chair of St Peter in St Peter's Basilica. Is there such a chair, did St Peter ever sit on it, and what is known about its origin and significance?...
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Flood brings nightmare to many streets on dark night
5 April 2022LISMORE'S Luke and Elissa Virtue lost everything when flood water rose two metres above the floorboards in their elevated house, destroying everything and risking the lives of their family. "Just when you think you've got life smoothing out - start again,"... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA UN report on climate change released today warns that harmful carbon emissions have never been higher and this is proof that the world is on a "fast track" to disaster. In the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderVIDEOS of dead Ukrainian civilians, many apparently executed by Russian troops, were further evidence that "the struggle of Ukraine is a spiritual struggle against evil, against the devil and his servants," Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of...
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Lismore reflects on ongoing flood devastation
4 April 2022THICK early morning traffic crawls into Lismore - tradesmen in utes and vans, and army trucks heading towards the once bustling commercial centre. Now the main streets resemble a war zone - city block after block strewn with debris piled high - office... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy CNS and staff writers As accusations of war crimes are made against Russia, Pope Francis has again condemned war as a cruel and inhumane act that "goes against the human spirit". Returning from a visit to Malta, the pope held an in-flight media conference...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHERE'S an old Slim Dusty song called Looking Forward, Looking Back, and its chorus could be an anthem for where Dr Bill Sultmann finds himself right now. It goes like this: "Looking forward, looking back I've come a long way down the track. Got a long...