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Pandemic forced Australians to leave volunteer work, Palms Australia hopes to see returns in 2021
4 February 2021LAST year COVID-19 forced most of Catholic volunteers working overseas to return home to Australia. Now Palms Australia, the organisation that recruits, prepares and sends skilled Australians to work with international community partners is hoping 2021... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Diocese of Armidale has honoured the passing of its ninth Bishop, Belgium-born Luc Matthys, as "a man of profound faith and wisdom". The 85-year-old died on Australia Day after a short illness, will be farewelled at a Solemn Funeral Mass at Saints...
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Pam answers God's call
3 February 2021"GOD'S grace is incredible" - that's one of the truths Pam Hayes has witnessed time and again during 15 years of hospital ministry. "When people really need it, (God's grace) comes through," Pam said on reflection earlier this month, one week after retiring... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAMERICAN pro-life campaigner Brad Mattes believes "things are looking up" even though the country's new President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (pictured) have wasted no time in stressing their commitment to legal abortion. "... His administration...
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Josephite Sisters speak up for Indigenous Voice to Parliament
2 February 2021AUSTRALIA'S Sisters of St Joseph have spoken up in favour of a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In a statement released on Australia Day, January 26, the sisters called for that Voice to be enshrined in the Australian... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Myanmar went dark and a military dictator was installed, Church workers uncertain for future
2 February 2021A CATHOLIC Mission leader in Australia says he holds "tremendous concern" for the people of Myanmar after a military coup that has resulted in the arrest of civilian leaders, and the cutting of flights and the internet. The military in Myanmar staged... - Author: The Catholic LeaderABORIGINAL elder Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, 2021 Senior Australian of the Year, is pleased to have helped her remote Northern Territory community reverse "oneway traffic" in relations with the rest of Australia. Ms Ungunmerr-Baumann, a prominent Catholic...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis has announced the establishment of a World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly as a reminder of the important role they play as a link between generations. During his Sunday Angelus address on January 31, the Pope said the day would be celebrated...
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Brisbane deacon says not to approach the Bible like a regular book, but a 'conversation with Jesus'
2 February 2021BRISBANE Deacon Ivan Ortiz says the feast of Word of God Sunday, instituted by Pope Francis in 2020 and set for February 7 in Australia, is a fantastic opportunity to elevate Scripture in our daily lives. But when it comes time to actually reading the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Bishops urging prime minister to join 86 countries already signed on to nuclear treaty
1 February 2021AUSTRALIAN bishops have taken the lead of Pope Francis, calling for the international prohibition of nuclear weapons. The Bishops' Delegate for Social Justice Bishop Terry Brady has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, urging Australia to join 86...