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Oliva can count her blessings
9 March 2021Growing up in Tanzania, Oliva didn't have the opportunity to go to school and was embarrassed she was unable to read, write or count. That's changed thanks to Caritas Australia's Project Compassion campaign. "When I went to church and the pastor said,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Mary treasures her right to an education
8 March 2021Mary Chol's face lights up when she speaks about her aims and dreams. "I would love to be a leader. I would love to be Prime Minister of Australia," the vice captain of Brisbane's St James College said. The teenager, who grew up in war-torn South Sudan... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBlack armbands were worn by jockeys during race 5 at Brisbane's Eagle Farm last Saturday as the racing industry mourns the sudden passing of former long standing racing chaplain, Fr Peter Gillam. The highly-respected priest was racing chaplain for more...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHIS year on International Women's Day the global theme is: "Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world." In terms of the Church, Pope Francis is making small but significant steps towards greater inclusion of women in decision...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderON his historic visit to war-ravaged Iraq, Pope Francis journeyed to the country's north that was held by Islamic State (IS) militants. Christians were among those targeted by IS when they seized the region in 2014, carrying out human rights abuses. The...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. "Whatever the world takes from us is nothing compared to the tender and patient love with which the Lord fulfills...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTRAVELLING to the birthplace of Abraham, Pope Francis urged believers to prove their faith in the one God and father of all by accepting one another as brothers and sisters. From a stage set on a dusty hill overlooking the archaeological dig at Ur, Abraham's...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis has called for an end to militant violence on the first papal visit to Iraq, and said peacemakers should be given a chance. After arriving in Baghdad under tight security the Pope headed to the country's presidential palace. "May the clash...
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Parra bells have appealing ring
4 March 2021THERE'S a new sound ringing out in Sydney's west - the pealing of eight enormous bronze bells from St Patrick's Cathedral, Parramatta. After being destroyed by fire and rebuilt, and even in the difficult times of COVID isolation, the cathedral has been... - Author: The Catholic LeaderCATHOLIC clergy in France perpetrated more than three times as many sexual abuse offenses as previously thought, said the head of a bishops' commission whose report is due out later this year. Jean-Marc Sauve, 71, a lay Catholic and head of the French...