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Jesus is star guiding people to joy, pope says on Epiphany
7 January 2022JUST as the Magi were guided by a shining star, Christians can rest assured that the light of Christ will guide them to a happy and meaningful life, Pope Francis said on the feast of the Epiphany. "The Magi teach us that we need to set out anew each day,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope praises men and women who take up responsibility of parenthood, real or spiritual
6 January 2022FATHERS and mothers are not born, they are made, Pope Francis said during the continuation of his catechesis on St Joseph at his weekly audience yesterday. He said parenthood was not just having a child but taking up responsibility for the child. "I ask... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Social services workers and vulnerable people need ready access to rapid antigen tests, Vinnies says
5 January 2022AUSTRALIANS are scrambling from chemist to chemist to get their hands on rapid antigen tests, leaving many in key industries waiting for more supply. Among them are Vinnies workers and the people they support. St Vincent de Paul National Council president... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Vatican lists 22 Catholic missionaries killed in 2021
5 January 2022IN situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Presenting its annual list of missionaries killed during... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFOR a long time Brisbane Catholic Brendan Scarce was reluctant to reveal to others that he lived his early years in orphanages; now he's telling the world about it in a book. Archbishop Mark Coleridge launched the book - A Life Lived in Love: From Orphan...
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Grandmother Robyn right at home with friends on streets
1 January 2022WHAT draws a person to Rosies - Friends on the Street? It was watching this incredible charity grow from a group of young people assisting Schoolies to a statewide organisation providing connection and community to the vulnerable that inspired Surfers... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pam Betts hands over the reins at Brisbane Catholic Education after 42 years teaching and leading
31 December 2021PAM Betts is " immensely grateful" for a career spanning 42 years in teaching and education and for her role as a trailblazing woman at the top of her profession. Miss Betts is preparing to retire as executive director of Brisbane Catholic Education this... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Caritas Australia building a new vision and new roadmap
30 December 2021CARITAS Australia has reached millions of people living in poverty in Australia and overseas over the past 55 years. Now, the organisation is building a new vision and road map for the future, spearheaded by its first lay chair, Robert Fitzgerald, and... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Tim Sherlock has a gift for music and shares it with many
30 December 2021SOME of us may be still scrambling to find that perfect Christmas gift for the ones we love, but Timothy Sherlock could do no better than the one he's already given to many. It's the priceless gift of helping others find their voice ... or more precisely,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Bishop James Foley WELL, we are still in COVID-19 for a second Christmas and we are all thoroughly sick of it - in every sense of that phrase. Yet the words from the Christmas liturgy may make more sense and may be more relevant perhaps than ever before:...