Latest 'The Catholic Leader' news articles.
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis has ordered a change to canon law, allowing women to be formally installed as lectors and acolytes. It's a move that has been welcomed as "very significant" by Brisbane Ursuline Sister Kari Hatherell, who served for nine years as chair of...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMY six months of "pastoral placement" at a university in Sydney last year were something of a mitigated disappointment. I had been looking forward to daily engagements with students, lively discussions and a healthy dose of pub-related socialization...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderRECEIVING a blessing from Pope Francis and a birthday message from the Queen were pretty special but not the highlight for Margaret Stephensen on turning 100 at the end of last year. It was being surrounded by more than 140 of her family and friends for...
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Lockdown set to end in Greater Brisbane, masks mandatory in churches for the next 10 days
11 January 2021GREATER Brisbane will come out of lockdown from 6pm tonight and transition to a rigorous set of restrictions over the next 10 days, including widespread use of masks particularly in shops, workplaces, public transport and churches. The restrictions remain... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Michaela Daphne's healing from abuse one book at a time
11 January 2021HEALING from an abusive relationship can include years of therapy or, in Michaela Daphne's case, lead to publishing two fiction novels. The 31-year-old from Brisbane is the author of Purlieu and the recently launched Verja, the first two books from her... - Author: The Catholic LeaderONE of Brisbane's newest deacons has found his inspiration in the language of scripture multiplied and it has everything to do with where he has been placed. Deacon Francis Fernandes, who was ordained to the transitional diaconate last November, has been...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderGREATER Brisbane residents will go into a three-day lockdown from 6pm tonight until 6pm Monday night. The lockdown applies to people living in Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, Moreton and Redlands. Masks are mandatory for those who will be going outside in those...
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Canossian Sisters transfer aged care works to Ozcare
8 January 2021THE Canossian Sisters are handing over the operation of their Queensland health, aged-care and retirement services to Ozcare. The transfer, enacted on December 1, includes an aged-care facility and retirement village at Oxley, and an aged-care facility... - Author: The Catholic LeaderDEACON Conor Power has become the first man ordained for the Brisbane Oratory since it was established in 2015. He said passing the historic milestone was a sign to the Oratory community and to the broader parish community that "we really are committed...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMEMORIES of nine families taking refuge under one roof and the tide of community spirit that rose after South-East Queensland's 2011 floods loom large for Ravina Waldren as the 10th anniversary of the disaster comes around. Ms Waldren, co-ordinator of...