Latest 'The Catholic Leader' news articles.
- Author: The Catholic Leader
Home is where the hoops are
26 August 2021IT'S like something from a Hollywood sporting film. Seventy students aged between 10 and 17 are standing by on a basketball court, eagerly waiting to start the best part of their day. College captain Jacob Fry, an avid basketballer and more recently a... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Greg Sheridan searches for the living Jesus
26 August 2021Veteran journalist Greg Sheridan prides himself on telling a good story straight and simple. And that's the case whether its politics, foreign affairs or religion - the theme of his latest book "Christians: the urgent case for Jesus in our world". In... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Road to encountering God is built on human relationships through the mystery of the Incarnation, Pope says
25 August 2021GOD can be found in the humanity of Jesus and in the people one meets in life, Pope Francis said. "Jesus affirms that the true bread of salvation, which transmits eternal life, is his very flesh; that to enter into communion with God, before observing... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Sexual violence in Australia is both rife and underreported
25 August 2021NEARLY three million adult Australians have experienced sexual violence during their lifetime, including sexual assault or child sexual abuse, yet only 13 per cent of survivors report these crimes to police. The disturbing finding is contained in a new... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHERE'S been a record surge in attempts to cross the United States - Mexico border. During a recent visit to Texas, US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas released the monthly figure for July - 213,000 attempted crossings. Mr Mayorkas insisted...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBANYO-Nundah parishioners and local Catholics are looking for adorers to fill the 336 hours to resume perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi and Holy Trinity churches. Perpetual adoration had run - perpetually - from August 2012...
- Author: The Catholic Leader
Closing the Gap must be an ongoing national commitment
23 August 2021AUSTRALIA must move forward as a nation if it is to reduce disadvantage for First Nation peoples, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge says. He was speaking after the federal government delivered the latest Closing the Gap update last month, and committed... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Catholic college hails new blue Wiggle
23 August 2021BLUE is the new favourite colour at St Andrew's Catholic College in Cairns after former student Evie Ferris was announced as the new blue Wiggle. The 24-year-old attended STACC until Year 7 leaving to pursue her dreams as a dancer and audition for the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Catholic hospitals defy euthanasia push
23 August 2021IF Queensland MPs support the introduction of euthanasia laws next month, Catholic hospitals have vowed to resist allowing doctors to enter their premises to administer end-of-life drugs. "We will not tolerate non credentialed doctors coming on site,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Q&A - How important is it to have a devotion to the angels?
23 August 2021Question - We don't hear much about angels anymore, even though the Church celebrates two feasts in their honour. Is devotion to the angels still important? DEVOTION to the angels is very important. It has always been. As you say, the Church celebrates...