Latest 'The Catholic Leader' news articles.
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHOUSANDS of people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo after Mount Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday May 22. The eruption has killed at least 31 people, and forced 30,000 people to flee from the city of Goma in the North Kivu province...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderLetter to Qld's Premier Palaszczuk urges a massive spending boost to palliative care: "The truth is that thousands of Queenslanders are dying in unnecessary pain and discomfort every year". The post Palliative care advocates press QLD Premier to boost...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTWO former Brigidine College students numbered among the AFLW's championship Brisbane Lions team this year. Natalie Grider, class of 2017, and Emily Bates, class of 2012, returned to the college for a question and answer session with past teachers and...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBEEF Australia highlights the best in the grazier industry each year and one Catholic school had the chance to lead out the champion cattle at this year's weeklong festival. Students from The Cathedral College had the honour of leading the Parade of Champions...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPRAYER is not a magic wand or a way to ask God to be at one's service, Pope Francis said. Prayer is a humble dialogue with God to grow spiritually and discover his will for the world, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience on May 26. "In...
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Flying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags marks important step in reconciliation
27 May 2021FOUR flags were flown over St Stephen's Cathedral as part of a flag-raising ceremony for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to begin National Reconciliation Week today, May 27. St Joseph's Gregory Terrace student Mali Dorante raised the Torres... - Author: The Catholic LeaderST Augustine left behind an estimated five million words when he died, including the oldest monastic rule in the Catholic Church, and at any moment, Fr Tuan Anh Le will be asked to spread his oeuvre in Vietnam. Fr Le is one of several young Vietnamese...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderLEADING the world's Catholics along a journey of action in caring for creation, Pope Francis put out the call for Catholics to join a global grassroots movement to build a more inclusive, fraternal, peaceful and sustainable world. The new initiative,...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"SORRIDENTE" is an Italian word to describe newly-turned 90 year-old Josephine Russo and on her April birthday, she lived up to the "ever-smiling" description. The Sunnybank parishioner was joined by the family who love and appreciate her for the joyful,...
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Perpetrators use threats of domestic violence covered in the media to terrorise partners
26 May 2021CHILLING threats to burn women alive are increasing in Queensland homes as violent perpetrators use media coverage of Queensland's worst domestic violence murders to instil fear. Centacare's domestic violence counsellors have noticed more reports of women...