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No homilies that put parishioners to sleep, urges Pope Francis
24 January 2022Pope Francis has urged priests to deliver rousing homilies - not homilies that put parishioners to sleep. The Pope delivered this message during his Angelus address in St. Peter's Square yesterday, while also reminding that re-familiarising one's self... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA POPULAR retirement village in one of Brisbane's most historic Catholic precincts will be transferred by its founding Sisters to leading not-for-profit aged care provider Ozcare next month. The picturesque Delamore House, nestled on the hillside in Kedron's...
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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration coming to Brisbane's northside shared among seven churches
20 January 2022BRISBANE Catholics are invited to put their names down for a "life changing hour" as part of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration shared by seven northside churches. The churches each have a day assigned to them and require 48 people to fill up the timetable... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE broadcaster and journalist Jo Hayes is brimming with excitement as she describes her new series on the global Catholic TV channel Shalom World. It's called "Overcomer" - 30 episodes in which the 36-year-old Catholic turns to her growing skills...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFollowing the violent death of a 23-year-old school teacher in a midlands town, two Irish bishops have questioned societal attitudes toward women and reiterated Pope Francis' contention that violence against women is an insult to God. The funeral of Ashling...
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Theology for millennials - the downward spiral of euthanasia
18 January 2022RECENTLY, in Colombia, Victor Escobar and Martha Sepulveda received euthanasia within a few hours of each other. In both cases, they were suffering non-terminal diseases. Proved once again, as in Holland and Belgium, is the so-called "spiral of euthanasia"... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Vatican announces 'Pilgrims of Hope' as motto for Holy Year 2025
18 January 2022"PILGRIMS of hope" is the motto for the Holy Year 2025 approved by Pope Francis on January 3. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation, is in charge of planning for the year and said the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderInternational communication with Tonga remain cut after the eruption of an undersea volcano that caused a tsunami and has created havoc in the Pacific island kingdom. Brisbane Tongan Community public officer, Suli Layt, said authorities are "in the process...
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Pope Francis prays for flood victims in Brazil
17 January 2022By Staff reporters. Photos: CNS. POPE Francis has prayed for flood victims in Brazil, hard hit in recent weeks causing scores of deaths and forcing major displacement. The Holy Father's thought for Brazil came after he prayed the Sunday Angelus with the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane rentals rise to record high, Catholic peak body calls for increased social housing
14 January 2022BRISBANE is experiencing its longest period of continuous house rent growth in history and Catholic peak body is concerned for low income and disadvantaged families. Catholic Social Services Australia chair Francis Sullivan said economic pressures being...