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First man ordained to priesthood for Brisbane Oratory
14 September 2021FATHER Conor Power became the first man ordained to the priesthood for Brisbane Oratory at a packed Mass at Mary Immaculate Church, Annerley, last Saturday. Fr Power said it was a "beautiful" Mass with his mum and siblings supporting him as well as friends... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Crisafulli says 'intrinsic value of human life' will lead him to vote against euthanasia
14 September 2021QUEENSLAND Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has vowed in state parliament to vote against legalising euthanasia because of "the intrinsic value of human life". The opposition leader has, until today, remained coy on whether he supports the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Peru's rebel leader Guzman who targeted the Church, dies in prison
14 September 2021Abimael Guzman, founder of Peru's violent Shining Path insurgency, who treated the Catholic Church as one of his main enemies, has died in his prison cell, aged 86. Guzman, a philosophy professor turned guerrilla leader, launched the outlawed party's... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Horrors of Holocaust must not be forgotten, Francis tells Slovak Jews
14 September 2021THE violence of the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the Jewish people are tantamount to blasphemy, Pope Francis said during his visit to the Slovakian capital Bratislava. "The divine name, the Lord himself, is blasphemed whenever the unique... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Doctors make 'dramatic mistakes', physician warns ahead of Queensland euthanasia vote
13 September 2021A HIGHLY-experienced chest doctor says wrongful deaths will occur under Queensland's proposed euthanasia laws, due to misdiagnosis. Thoracic physician, Dr Luke Garske, spoke out during a March for Life rally in Brisbane on September11, just days before... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Warmly welcomed in Hungary and Slovakia, Francis encourages Christian leaders to unite
13 September 2021HUNDREDS of men, women and children gathered on the tarmac of Bratislava international airport on Sunday to welcome Pope Francis for a visit of less than 72 hours. As Pope Francis made his way down the steps of the plane, the crowd, some of whom were... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Life of prayer gives meaning to Brisbane mum's debilitating back pain
12 September 2021MAY Grace knows three people whose lives were saved by the prayers of St Gerard Majella. It was 1980, and May and her husband Andrew were expecting their first children, a set of twins. May, a former nurse from Grafton, in rural New South Wales, had early... - Author: The Catholic LeaderWHEN the last days of August roll around every year, that's when the memories start to return to Thomas Damore. No matter the weather, no matter what he's doing, they come back. Even though 20 years have passed and the retired captain of the New York...
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Brisbane Catholic college student tests positive to COVID-19, students sent home as precaution
10 September 2021QUEENSLAND has recorded one new community case of COVID-19 after a 13-year-old student from St Thomas More College, Sunnybank, tested positive to the virus. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the students had been sent home as a "precaution" and the case... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Debbie Cramsie HEADING off to celebrate Mass, Fr Harold Camonias packs his car with all the necessities, including firewood, water, a sleeping bag, tent and camp stove. Despite driving the 500km round trip on mostly bitumen roads, he faces many hazards,...