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Plenary ready to open up 'spiritual conversations' with members with nation-wide meetings ready to start
30 September 2021By Mark Bowling WHEN Australia's plenary council assembly opens on Sunday it will be different to any other plenary meeting before it. It will be the country's fifth plenary event - the last was held in 1937, an exclusively male gathering, with only bishops,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
In Christ, great sinners can become great saints, pope says
30 September 2021EVEN the greatest sinners can become just in God's eyes if they allow the grace offered by Jesus' death and resurrection to give them the strength to be holy, Pope Francis said. "Justification" is a gift from God that "allows us to recuperate the innocence... - Author: The Catholic Leader
New mask mandate and a warning about the mental health risks of cutting COVID-19 financial support
29 September 2021A MASK-wearing mandate has been extended to the Gold Coast after Queensland recorded one new community case of COVID-19 overnight. New mystery cases were reported yesterday - an unvaccinated truck driver who was in the community for one week, the wife... - Author: The Catholic Leader
South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won't listen
29 September 2021POPE Francis may have kissed the feet of South Sudan's warring political leaders in a dramatic 2019 appeal for peace, but armed conflict continues to cause death and displacement in the world's newest country, pushing Catholic leaders to plead for the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane Multicultural Mass a 'Pentecost moment'
28 September 2021MORE than 500 people adorned in the vibrant colours of their national dress united for worship at the annual Multicultural Mass at St Stephen's Cathedral last Sunday. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, who celebrated the Mass with many cultural community... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'Nest mentality' in church leads to judgment, exclusion, pope says
28 September 2021CHRISTIANS must be on guard and avoid the temptation of thinking themselves better than others, an attitude that risks turning the church into a place of "separation and not communion," Pope Francis said. "Let us ask for the grace to overcome the temptation... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Bishops' warning: Manila is sinking and Catholics must take the environment seriously
28 September 2021Two Philippine bishops have raised the alarm about rising sea levels that make Manila one of the fastest-sinking cities in the world. Ucanews.com reported Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, and... - Author: The Catholic LeaderDESPITE living on the other side of the world more than 400 years ago, most Australians are familiar with St Vincent de Paul. They know his name from the society that bears it and works to help Australians through the worst disasters and emergency situations...
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Vaccine rollout is seriously deficient for people with disabilities
27 September 2021THE Disability Royal Commission has described the Federal Government's vaccine rollout to the disability community as "seriously deficient" and lacking in transparency. In a draft report released today, the Commission acknowledges that while the Australian... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane Archbishop backs Uluru Statement and an indigenous voice in the Constitution
26 September 2021BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has publicly endorsed the Uluru Statement From the Heart - an historic commitment by the Catholic Church to back indigenous leaders from across Australia demanding a constitutional voice. "Only a heart of stone could...