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- Author: The Catholic LeaderAT a vocational discernment gathering of the Neocatechumenal Way in the US recently, more than 10,000 participants were encouraged to realise that they had "something to do so that the church may become the church." That message was from Archbishop Christophe...
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Census 2021: ticking the Catholic box
9 August 2021CATHOLICS are being urged to tick the "Catholic" box when they fill out their Census form on Tuesday, August 10, while Eastern-rite Catholics have been advised how to complete the Census forms to reflect their faith and practice. Data from the religion... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has delivered a powerful homily on the Solemnity of St Mary MacKillop, likening the "anxiety and negativity" faced today during the COVID-19 crisis with the pressures faced by St Mary of the Cross. "Mary is given by...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE suffering of hundreds of thousands of people in Mozambique fleeing war and persecution requires a commitment by the international community, not only to safeguard the country's present, but also to ensure its future, an Italian missionary said. From...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Marilyn Rodrigues SYDNEY catechist Caroline Fisher says writing a successful book for Catholic children has helped her spread a message of true love "too good" to keep to herself. The mother of three, who is also a naturopath and wellness speaker,...
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Musicologist hopes to reconstruct 12-century organ from Bethlehem church that survived crusades
6 August 2021FROZEN in time, like a "musical Pompeii," the 221 remaining original organ pipes from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem may fill a gap of knowledge of more than three centuries in the history of the organ and its cultural context, medieval church... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFATHER Dan Carroll, who led Our Lady of the Sacred Heart parish at Darra-Jindalee as parish priest for 50 years, died after a sudden illness on August 5. He died one day after the feast of St John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests and the namesake...
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Caritas Australia warns Lebanon still needs food and medicine one year after deadly explosion
6 August 2021YOUNG people were on the frontline volunteering immediately after an explosion that rocked Beirut a year ago, and now Australians are being asked to lend a hand. Caritas Australia is supporting Caritas Lebanon on the ground in Beirut as the nation, which... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFIRES, floods, droughts and disease are becoming less predictable and more intense, the Church's 2021 Social Justice Statement says as it paints a stark image of Australia's ecological crisis. Despite - and perhaps because of - the leaps and bounds made...
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Called to be witnesses
5 August 2021By Terry Lees "WHAT am I to do, Lord?" Saul asked when he encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 22:10). His life was forever changed as he transformed to Paul, the fiery, single-minded Apostle. Paul saw the appearance of Jesus as a call or commissioning:...