Latest 'The Catholic Leader' news articles.
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSHOULD the Lord's Prayer be recited at the start of each parliamentary day? It's a tradition followed in Queensland's single-chamber Legislative Assembly with the Speaker leading the prayer. Some MPs join in, while others choose not to participate at...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA BRISBANE Catholic who works in relationship and sex education said the Australian Government's push on an age-verification system to make it harder for children to access online pornography was a positive step, but not a "silver bullet". Any safeguard...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPIONEERING scientist, bioethicist and educator, the late Sr Regis Mary Dunne RSM has joined the list of Queensland Greats, announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today. Toowoomba-born Sr Dunne made innumerable contributions to medical research, worked...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIANS have always understood a Fair Go. It's the treatment we expect from one another, a reflection of the Golden Rule expressed in the Gospels according to Luke and Matthew: 'Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you'. We should all be...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHEY have been called to do "insignificant" work in the eyes of the world, and now three fully professed religious sisters have promised to do God's work for life. Sr Theresa Maria Dao Thi Xuan, Sr Teresa Francis Pham Huu Hoang Trieu and Sr Teresa Monica...
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Feeling the story at the heart of Australia
7 June 2021MARLON Riley, in his younger days, was drawn almost as far north into Queensland as he could go to trace the roots of his story that reach back tens of thousands of years. And he's been as far as Rome to represent his people. He's a descendant of the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderVICTORIA'S Supreme Court has fined some of Australia's biggest newspapers, websites and radio stations $1.1 million for their coverage of Cardinal George Pell's now-overturned conviction in a sexual abuse case. In all, 12 media groups admitted breaching...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Megan and Nahum Kozak HE popped the question and she said "Yes!" Now what? So much planning goes into the wedding, but what about the marriage? As Pope Francis said in October 2016, "Marriage is the most beautiful thing that God created." Relationship...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA CATHOLIC network of hospitals and aged care services has stepped up a campaign demanding access to quality palliative care for all Queenslanders before euthanasia is potentially made legal in the state. "No to Euthanasia. There must be a better option"...
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Vinnies Queensland asks for support as temperatures plummet and calls for help set to spike
7 June 2021A SMALL Queenslander home on the corner of a street in Spring Hill has been a source of hope for many Brisbane residents when times are at their toughest. Vinnies Queensland's Spring Hill Support Centre has been helping those experiencing homelessness,...