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Iraqi Catholic sent to ACU to support Erbil rebuild homes to be home for Pope's visit
11 December 2020HANAR Keka, a young Iraqi Catholic studying in Brisbane, is over the moon that Pope Francis will visit her home country next year and would love to be there. The Holy See has announced Pope Francis will visit Iraq on March 5-8 next year. As soon as she... - Author: The Catholic Leader
South Sudanese priest living in Brisbane praying for flood victims
11 December 2020SOUTH Sudanese priest serving in Brisbane Fr Stephen Kumyangi is deeply saddened at the desperate plight of millions of people in his homeland. The worst floods in more than 60 years have swept across South Sudan this year, submerging entire villages... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE smiles and easy disposition of Nades, Priya, Kopika and Tharnicaa belie their broken-hearted predicament. The asylum-seeking Tamil family that settled in Biloela has now spent more than 1000 days in immigration detention, and face spending their third...
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Love of God in full bloom
10 December 2020BILL Coombes has made it onto national television twice because of the beauty of his orchids - once was after one of Brisbane's floods had wiped out his whole collection, about 600 plants. The late Colin Campbell visited Bill's backyard at Fairfield twice... - Author: The Catholic LeaderRESPECTED Rockhampton pathologist , Dr Thomas Brendan Lynch, who helped cure amoebic meningitis, is being remembered as a deeply Catholic man who fought for life from conception to natural death. Dr Lynch was a scientist and pro-life Catholic doctor who...
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Pope Francis proclaims 'Year of St Joseph' ahead of 150th anniversary of his universal patronage
9 December 2020POPE Francis has proclaimed 2021 will be the "Year of St Joseph". The announcement came on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which marked 150 years since Pope Pius IX declared St Joseph the patron of the universal Church. In an apostolic letter,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Leading children to 'know Jesus'
9 December 2020ONE of the things Carole Danby's looking forward to most after many years in children's ministry is having oodles of time to play. She can't wait for all the fun she'll have in the spare room she's turning into a special place where she'll tell stories... - Author: The Catholic Leader
State's largest pro-life group reflects on 50 years of service
7 December 2020AUSTRALIA'S first pro-life group to advocate for the rights of people in all stages of life, including the unborn, has turned 50. In 1970 Right to Life Queensland was established, and quickly became a national entity of pro-life activism in states and... - Author: The Catholic Leader
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)...