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- 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... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'He just wanted to confess': Fr Jim Browne on hearing Evan Pederick's Hilton bombing confession
30 November 2020Brisbane priest Fr Jim Browne recalls how he found himself at the centre of a fresh investigation for the Hilton Hotel bombing in Sydney, as a suspect came forward to claim responsibility. The post 'He just wanted to confess': Fr Jim Browne on hearing... - Author: The Catholic LeaderIN light of the McCarrick Report, detailing the abuse of disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Los Angeles auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron appeared on his Word on Fire podcast and praised a name familiar to Australians. Host Brandon Vogt asked Bishop...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA TOOWOOMBA obstetrician who has treated women for a condition that, if left untreated, could lead to endometrial cancer has welcomed new Queensland research that has found the preventative effects of pregnancies. Dr Brendan Miller is a Catholic doctor...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderROSIES volunteers parked near the corner of Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise were handing out cups of water and friendly chats despite fewer school leavers walking past their street van as official Gold Coast Schoolies events were scrapped amid COVID-19...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Deacon Gary Stone LIKE many of the 750,000 living veterans in Australia, more than 120,000 of them in Brisbane archdiocese, I have spent the past few days struggling with a diverse range of emotions, from shock to disgust, to anger and grief, as we...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderLIKE the Holy Family trekking all the way to Bethlehem to register for the census, all Brisbane Catholics must reach out to their local parish to register for Christmas Masses. Christmas Masses are among the most popular of the year and once COVID-safe...