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European Union backflips on decision to ban 'Merry Christmas'
2 December 2021A EUROPEAN Union communications guide replacing "Merry Christmas" with "happy holidays" and "Christmas holidays" with "Winter break" was retracted after strong condemnation from Christian and secular voices, including the Holy See. EU Commissioner for... - Author: The Catholic Leader
A Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament
2 December 2021Question Time by Fr John Flader Question: I have heard that Archbishop Fulton Sheen made a holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament every day. Can you tell me more about it, and whether it must be done in a church? First, in answer to your second question,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
St Brigid's candlelit carols set to lift Christmas spirit
1 December 2021SIXTEEN heavenly voices illuminated in twinkling candlelight are sure to lift Christmas spirits at Red Hill's historic St Brigid's church on December 12. St Brigid's organist and carols organiser Roland Bartkowiak adores Christmas music. "As soon as we... - Author: The Catholic LeaderCARDINAL George Pell, jailed for more than a year for sex abuse crimes he ultimately was cleared of, has told a US audience the experience enabled him to understand suffering as a redemptive process that allows one to identify closely with Christ. "Suffering...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCNS and staff reporters WHEN the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments today for the biggest abortion case in decades, all eyes - and ears - will be on the court. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion,...
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In parliament one in three staffers have experienced sexual harassment, report finds
30 November 2021AN independent review into parliamentary workplace culture has found sexual harassment and bullying to be part of "normalised" misconduct, with one interviewee describing "aspiring male politicians who thought nothing of ... picking you up (and) kissing... - Author: The Catholic Leader
End the war demands Ethiopian bishop whose region is under bombardment and suffering atrocities
30 November 2021AN Ethiopian bishop has called for an immediate end to aerial bombardment in Tigray, the Ethiopian region where a deadly conflict has unfolded since last November. In a recorded video statement, Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat said the bombardment... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has heard of the terrible ripple effect of suicide that touches not only loved ones and family but the whole Australian community. "135 people are directly or indirectly impacted by each individual...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderIT was sad to "see Christians in the armchair", paralysed by life's mediocrities, and asleep to the Gospel message, Pope Francis said at his angelus yesterday in St Peter's Square. The Gospel spoke of Jesus' return at the end of time, announcing "bleak...
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Camping fun and making friends with a spiritual heart
26 November 2021A GROUP of 30 young people with disabilities, their carers and volunteers cherished the chance to make new friends and have fun at the Order of Malta's annual youth camp held on the Gold Coast this year. After postponing the camp for one year in light...