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Super typhoon claims 375 lives in Philippines
21 December 2021SUPER Typhoon Rai has claimed more than 375 lives since making landfall in the Visayas and Mindanao region, Philippine authorities said. "As relief efforts continued following one of the deadliest typhoons to have struck Southeast Asia, we have mobilised... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Albany Creek church listed as close contact site
20 December 2021ALL Saints Church at Albany Creek has joined a growing list of close contact venues after a person who attended a church funeral last week tested positive to coronavirus. The site was listed as a close contact venue yesterday. A Facebook post by the parish... - Author: The Catholic LeaderHAMPERS stuffed with toys, food staples and treats have been packed by volunteers at Aspleycare for 160 families in the lead-up to Christmas Day. Aspleycare president Julie-Anne Mee said for many of the children in these families, the only Christmas gifts...
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Pope reflects on St Joseph - man of silence and action
16 December 2021By Exaudi.org POPE Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Joseph yesterday, painting him as a man of silence and action. He said like Joseph, who was not quoted in the Bible, everyone needed silence. "Joseph's silence is not mutism, he is not taciturn;... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Queenslanders urged to wear masks again as 18 local cases detected outside quarantine overnight
16 December 2021QUEENSLAND authorities are bracing for a surge in COVID as Health Minister Yvette D'Ath reported 22 new local cases with 18 of them detected outside quarantine this morning. The cases were recorded in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
18 classic Christmas movies for the family
16 December 2021LOOKING for some classic Christmas movies to watch with your family? Check out this curated list from the movie review team at Catholic News Service. You might need to check Santa's sleigh to find a few of them but many can be found online or at the back... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Centacare awards highlight the call to care
15 December 2021CENTACARE executive director Peter Selwood said each one of Centacare's staff honoured at their annual awards for 10, 20, 25, and 30 years of service was a "leader" in his eyes. "When you do a job and you do it well and you do it over time, people watch... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Relief efforts for tornado victims show 'church at its best', religious sister says
15 December 2021ST Jerome Church in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, became a makeshift shelter for storm survivors over the December 11-12 weekend and shifted the next day to become a distribution site for relief supplies. Four tornadoes, including one that carved a 350km-long... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane's newest Cathedral guides are eager to meet you
15 December 2021A RETIRED priest, a tour guide, a volunteer at a homeless shelter and an office manager were commissioned as St Stephen's Cathedral guides and welcomers by Dean Fr Anthony Mellor at a Mass yesterday. The newly commissioned guides and welcomers were Britanny... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Queensland Polish Catholics held with the hands of faith
15 December 2021FAMILY and friends often come into focus at Christmas, as we give thanks for connections and blessings over the past year and beyond. It was with distant admiration that the name and person of Theresa Lauf (nee Drazek) came to mind as God's Holy Spirit...