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Two men of 'deep prayer and service' appointed auxiliary bishops for Melbourne archdiocese
17 May 2021POPE Francis has appointed two new auxiliary bishops for Melbourne archdiocese - Msgr Anthony Ireland and Fr Martin Ashe. "On behalf of God's faithful of Melbourne, I am delighted with this great news, and am deeply grateful to the Holy Father for these... - Author: The Catholic LeaderWITH National Volunteer Week fast approaching (celebrated May 17 - 23) Sunnybank parishioner David Grace is grateful volunteer roles both big and small will be acknowledged. A volunteer at the parish since 1984, Mr Grace has variously been a parish councillor,...
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Pauline answers the call like Joseph
16 May 2021PAULINE McGuire is someone who has a few things in common with St Joseph. One is that her faith came alive with the birth of a child, and a second is that she received a special invitation from someone she couldn't ignore, just like Joseph with the angel... - Author: The Catholic LeaderI SHALL not be renewing my vows at the end of next month. After more than 18 months of very serious discernment with my spiritual director, and much soul-searching, I do not believe I am called to live the life of a professed religious "until death" -...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE chairman of the US bishops' Committee on International Justice and Peace called on Israelis and Palestinians to end the violence in Jerusalem and Gaza that has claimed dozens of lives and left hundreds of people injured. "The maiming and killing of...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCATHOLIC officials in India are working to help citizens get help during the second wave of COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown. "Our priority now is to save as many lives as possible," Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur of Raipur told ucanews.com. He...
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Vietnamese Catholic Community are building a new church and community centre for booming youth intake
14 May 2021CONSTRUCTION on Our Lady of Vietnamese Martyrs church and the Vietnamese Catholic Community Centre is set to start on Flint Street, Inala, in June. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge blessed the plot in August, 2018, but construction was put on hold due... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFILMING has begun on Stu, which tells the story of a United States priest Fr Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014. Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson star in the project, Mr Wahlberg as the priest and Mr Gibson as...
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Giving thanks to Our Lady of Fatima 40 years after the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II
13 May 2021REMEMBERING the day Mehmet Ali Agca fired four gunshots at Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square 40 years ago, Pope Francis told Polish pilgrims at his General Audience on Wednesday that Pope John Paul II felt "certain he owed his life to Our Lady of... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE passage of a bill by South Carolina lawmakers in early May to restart executions after 10 years and to add death by firing squad or electric chair as options if lethal injection drugs are not available is a "setback for South Carolina" and "stands...