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Emmanuel City Mission is working with St Vincent's to bring nursing care to homeless and vulnerable
7 May 2021TUCKED under roller doors on an industrial block, through a COVID-19 hygiene checkpoint, is a Catholic Mass centre that doubles as a sanctuary for Brisbane's homeless and vulnerable people. For Roby Curtis, it was a vision for what churches could look... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAs marches and candle-lighting vigils mark the start of Domestic and Family Violence Prevention month, new research has revealed why it is crucial to provide the best possible support for victims of child maltreatment. A study by the University of South...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAS India faces a massive surge in new infections and deaths caused by COVID-19, Pope Francis said he was praying for all those affected by the huge health emergency. With so many in India suffering, "I am writing to convey my heartfelt solidarity and...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPEOPLE cannot be good Christians if they do not choose to remain in Jesus, Pope Francis said. "We cannot be good Christians if we do not remain in Jesus. With him, though, we can do everything," the Pope said before reciting the Regina Coeli prayer with...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"CAN you get me a bit of paper, love ... I want to write my story." That was the simple request from a dying man that was one of the triggers for Sally FitzGerald to do something special for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in palliative care...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAS dusk fell April 29, nurses pushed Fr Michael Kottar in his wheelchair just outside a North Carolina rehabilitation centre where 27 young men studying to become priests stood preparing to say goodbye. At 53, Fr Kottar, a priest from the Diocese of Charlotte,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMORE than 100 Catholic schools in the Brisbane Archdiocese, covering south east Queensland, will soon be fully powered by renewable energy. A three-year power purchase agreement signed between Brisbane Catholic Education and ENGIE Australia and New Zealand...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAFTER 22 years in medicine specialising in anatomical pathology and cancer diagnosis, Dr Jason Stone decided to fulfil another life-long ambition to become a secondary STEM teacher. "I have no regrets about the career change," Dr Stone, who successfully...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis launched his monthly prayer intention for May with a video warning about a fracture between the economy of ordinary work and the skyrocketing prices in financial markets. "The true economy, the one that creates work, is in crisis," he said...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMORE than 400 people have reconnected with their Catholic faith, following a unique two-month advertising blitz across south east Queensland featuring cricket legend, Matthew Hayden. During February and March, Evangelisation Brisbane (EB) targeted radio...