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Global executions dropped in 2020 but fears China's secret figures remain in the thousands
21 April 2021AMNESTY International recorded 483 executions in 18 countries during 2020, which was a decrease of 26 per cent on 2019 and the lowest number in the last decade. This sharp decrease is largely attributed to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'They deserve our help' - Brisbane youth homelessness on the rise with 42 per cent of homeless under 25 years old
21 April 2021DEMAND for youth homelessness services is skyrocketing in Brisbane as providers report they are struggling to keep up with requests for help. St Vincent de Paul national vice president Jacob Miller said skyrocketing house prices, rising rents and the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderST Mark's church was packed to full capacity with 400 people in national dress for a Multicultural Mass celebrated by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge on the 65th anniversary of Inala parish last Sunday. On top of that, the parish had finished renovating...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA jury finds ex-police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd's murder. The post Former US police officer Derek Chauvin found guilty of killing George Floyd appeared first on The Catholic Leader .
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Australian Bishops urge Catholics to get vaccinated amid push for more vaccine options
20 April 2021CATHOLICS in Australia are being encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them, with the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference saying it is morally permissible to accept any vaccine. In a document published today, the Bishops... - Author: The Catholic LeaderIn the wake of reports on how clergy sex abuse was handled, Catholic laypeople in the Cologne Archdiocese have demand a local synod. The post Catholic laypeople in Cologne Archdiocese demand local synod appeared first on The Catholic Leader .
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA CATHOLIC doctor, who will speak at this year's Brisbane March for Life on Saturday May 8, said he has witnessed the horror of working "in the biggest abortion clinic in Europe". "You just have to see the bodies, the piles of killed human bodies and...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderQuestion: I understand it is claimed that the cloth which was wrapped around Jesus' head after he died is now in the cathedral of Oviedo in Spain. Is there any evidence for this? There is substantial evidence that the so-called Sudarium, literally sweat...
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Pope prays for peace and reconciliation between Moscow and Kiev as military tensions rise
19 April 2021POPE Francis appealed for gestures of trust and reconciliation as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine after a build-up of Russian military personnel on the eastern Ukranian border and in Crimea. Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderJimmy Lai, Hong Kong Catholic media tycoon, sent to prison as the Chinese Communist Party intensifies its crackdown on Hong Kong's rights and freedoms. The post Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Catholic media tycoon, sent to prison appeared first on The Catholic...