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- Author: The Catholic LeaderAustralia's disability sector faces a mass exodus of support workers that could leave vital services at breaking point. According to a major survey of nearly 2,500 disability support workers almost one third of respondents want to leave the sector within...
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Where do we go when things get difficult?
8 March 2022By Shane Dwyer WE are all aware that things have been difficult in 2022. Weather events and international tensions have impacted at a time when we thought that things might get back to 'normal' post-Covid. Perhaps we are little exhausted by it all. For... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Flood appeal for devastated Lismore
7 March 2022As the scale of flood destruction in Lismore and the surrounding Northern Rivers region becomes clear, Lismore Bishop Greg Homeming OCD has launched a fundraising appeal to meet the needs of people who have lost everything. With St Carthage's Cathedral... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Dr Clare Burns SHANE Keith Warne was known as being a soul of indiscretion. He was also known for his manners, punctuality, respect for elders, and affection for children. Rest in peace Warnie. At 6am on Saturday, March 5 my radio alarm went off with...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAS Catholic officials in Tigray continue to call for meaningful peace talks and an end to atrocities and the humanitarian aid blockade, an international refugees organiSation is warning that Eritrean refugees in the northern region have nowhere to run...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAS Ukrainians turn to their faith amid the ongoing tragedy of Russia's invasion of their nation, many who follow both the Orthodox and Catholic traditions will look to an unusual icon of Mary as a symbol of the solace they seek. In some news photos, clergy...
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Centacare called up to help with hardest-hit families in Maryborough floods, Lismore bishop gives hope to his flock
4 March 2022A CENTACARE team got the call up from Queensland's Department of Housing to help people experiencing homelessness after floods devastated Maryborough for the second time in six weeks. As local providers struggled with their own flooded properties, Centacare... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Archbishop Duhig's family are preserving the cottage his mother was once evicted from in Ireland
4 March 2022DESCENDENTS of former Brisbane Archbishop James Duhig's parents are hoping to recapture the beauty of their storied family cottage in Broadford about 3km out of Limerick, Ireland. John and Margaret Duhig's great, great grandson Edward Phelan said 16 descendants... - Author: The Catholic LeaderDuring an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on March 2, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia said the Holy See joined other nations in calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and a return to diplomacy and dialogue...
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Clean of heart - turning back to God
3 March 2022By Father Cassidy Stinson "BLESSED are the clean of heart, for they will see God" (Mt 5:8). I, like many of my more distractible friends, have often had the experience of looking for something -- a pen, perhaps, or a pair of sunglasses -- that I was certain...