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Church maintains call for human rights mission to West Papua
8 December 2021THERE is a renewed Church call for the Australian Government to pressure Indonesia to allow a United Nations human rights mission to West Papua. The call comes from Brisbane's Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, seven years after the killing by Indonesian... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Deadly Java volcano spews smoke and ash
8 December 2021POPE Francis has expressed his sorrow for the death and destruction caused by the eruption of the Semeru volcano in Indonesia. Mount Semenu in East Java has spewed smoke and ash killing at least 34 people, with dozens still missing. Pope Francis said... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy CNS and staff writers IN March this year the photos and video of a 45-year-old nun on her knees with her arms spread wide, pleading with police, went viral. The Catholic Leader carried the photos and the story of Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, a Catholic...
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Caritas a 'beacon of light' for communities in need
7 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
Fast tracking careers with school-based training
7 December 2021SCHOOL-BASED traineeships are helping senior students at Brisbane Catholic schools to get a head start on their dream careers while studying for their Queensland Certificate of Education. St Francis College, Crestmead Year 11 students Rory Jones and Shairon... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Catholic choir members die in river tragedy
7 December 2021CNS and staff writers A KENYAN bishop has urged hope as his diocese continued to mourn the death of at least 32 people, killed when a bus carrying a Catholic choir plunged into the swollen Enziu River. The choir from Good Shepherd Parish in Mwingi had... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Hong Kong's new bishop promises bridge building, healing
7 December 2021THE newly installed Catholic bishop of Hong Kong has promised action to heal divisions within the Catholic community and wider society because of the Chinese action to suppress a two-year-long protest seeking democratic freedoms. Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope calls migrant crisis 'shipwreck of civilisation'
6 December 2021By CNS and staff reporters POPE Francis has greeted refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, saying the world needs to fear them less and help them more. Lesbos has become a symbol of Europe's refugee crisis, and yesterday Francis returned after five years... - Author: The Catholic LeaderNIGERIAN priest Fr Bako Francis Awesuh remembers watching late-night television in mid-May when he heard gunshots outside. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need, Fr Awesuh said he turned off his TV and looked out the window to see five armed Fulani herdsmen...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis described himself as walking in the footsteps of the first missionaries as he set foot on the "blessed" roots of Christianity after arriving in Cyprus yesterday. He said he was coming to them with joy and following the lead of Sts Paul and...