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Q&A - If everything in the Bible is true, how do we interpret problems of science or culture?
14 July 2021IN a recent column you wrote that the Bible is truthful in everything it says, and I am happy to accept that. But when there seem to be problems in some books, for example in describing nature, how can we say that it is always truthful? The answer to... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHEOLOGIANS and human rights experts on Cuba worried that any repeat of the widespread protests in Cuba on July 11 may be met with a swift, violent set of state-sponsored reactions. There were already signals the Cuban government had disseminated a multifaceted...
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Fewer than two dozen priests worldwide are deaf and one is helping deaf Catholics to first confession in 20 years
14 July 2021FATHER Min Seo Park, one of fewer than two dozen deaf priests worldwide, thinks deafness is hardly a disability and is working to help others realize that as well. Deaf since an illness at age 2, the new chaplain of St. Francis of Assisi Deaf Catholic... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Danuta is putting Jesus behind the wheel on Australia-wide trip sharing the message of Divine Mercy
13 July 2021POLISH catechist Danuta Jaskola is embarking on her third Australia-wide road trip and this time she is doing it in a campervan decked out in images, Scripture passages and saintly quotes calling everyday people to Jesus' Divine Mercy. Ms Jaskola has... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope leads hospital Angelus
12 July 2021PILGRIMS and well-wishers gathered at Rome's Gemelli hospital to greet Pope Francis as he made his first public appearance in a week after undergoing intestinal surgery. Appearing on the 10th floor balcony of his suite of rooms at the hospital on Sunday,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTWEETING out to his millions of followers online and to the billion more Catholics around the world, Pope Francis gave thanks for all the prayers and messages he received during his time in hospital this week. "I am touched by the many caring messages...
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Young Catholics reclaiming Scripture with four-part series introduced by Archbishop Coleridge
8 July 2021THEY seemed like your typical rowdy mob of young adults, catching up over pizza and beer at a pub in South Brisbane and talking about uni exams and music and jobs, but they were all about to do something counter-cultural. They were going to study the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderThis story on St Maria Goretti is part of a new series produced by The Catholic Leader on the lives of the Saints. We want to bring you accurate and uplifting stories on who our canonised saints are, how they loved God in life and the good works they...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderWHEN Jon Reuben speaks to indigenous students about succeeding in school, in sport and in life he asks one simple question: " How hard do you want it?" Mr Reuben, 27, is a rugby league rising star and the Indigenous Engagement and Cultural Officer at...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderWHEN Queensland went into mourning for losing the State of Origin opener in Townsville, Sr Monique Singh couldn't help but explode with pride. The other Sisters in the Oxley house are a mix of honorary Queenslanders born overseas and several diehard Maroons...