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Nundah Vinnies has served those in need for 100 years
4 December 2020VINCENTIANS from the Real Presence Nundah conference celebrated 100 years ministering to the poor, and their local pastor says they have always lived up to their conference name. Banyo-Nundah parish priest Fr Bernie Gallagher likened the Real Presence... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Queensland Government's controversial election promise to fast-track euthanasia legislation early next year is coming under increasing pressure. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk shocked Church leaders and other opponents of voluntary assisted dying (VAD)...
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ACRATH welcomes honest supermarket reviews of workers at risk of slave-like conditions
3 December 2020A CATHOLIC organisation fighting modern slavery and human trafficking has welcomed ground-breaking statements by major Australian supermarkets shining a light on a dark side of fruit and vegetable production. Woolworths and Coles have released their first... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFORMER Test cricketer Matthew Hayden is going into bat again - this time opening for a major advertising campaign calling all Catholics to come to church. The campaign will run across South East Queensland early next year and is pitched middle stump at...
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Centacare's dedicated teams 'stronger together in 2020'
3 December 2020"I STILL get a buzz when I see the positive difference we make to the lives of our clients," long-time Centacare employee and long-service award winner Desley Chorlton said. Ms Chorlton, who is the Brisbane North and Moreton Bay regions community services... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Parish priest of Port Arthur during 1996 massacre asks why make a film about the tragedy
2 December 2020THE former parish priest of Port Arthur has criticised the decision to make a film detailing the events that led to the 1996 massacre. Brisbane priest Fr Morgan Batt was the parish priest of Richmond and Port Arthur, Tasmania, when the massacre which... - Author: The Catholic LeaderVINNIES' national leader is seeking an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister to talk about housing as a separate call goes out for the Queensland Government to do more to avoid a "homelessness crisis". The St Vincent de Paul Society's national president...
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Aboriginal woman Cynthia Rowan transforming childhood experience of racism into positive steps for the Church
1 December 2020CYNTHIA Rowan knows what it's like being the only one not invited when the other kids at school were having birthday parties, and she's leaving no one out of what she's got planned. Her experience is about being part of the only Aboriginal family at her... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pregnancy safe house preparing for new intake of vulnerable mums
30 November 2020THERE will be plenty of room at one guest house this Christmas after a Brisbane safe house successfully transitioned its last live-in mother into stable accommodation. Pregnancy Crisis is a volunteer-run service that provides practical support, including... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Parramatta bishop says Kangaroo Point situation 'deplorable'
30 November 2020BISHOP Vincent Long has called for an end to the "deplorable" situation facing refugees and asylum seekers in the heart of Brisbane. Bishop Long, the Parramatta bishop who chairs the Australian Catholic Bishops' Commission for Social Justice, was responding...