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Church agencies at the frontline of family violence call for greater whole-of-church response
6 February 2024THE nation's largest Catholic social service agencies want more advocacy, education, and collaboration within the institutional Church to improve the response to the scourge of family violence, a new report has found. Caritas Australia, Catholic Social... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSIX new icons will soon watch over the Blessed Sacrament inside Holy Spirit Provincial Seminary's oratory as part of a new installation this year. The icons depict Mary, Mother of God, St John the Baptist, Sts Peter and Paul, St Mary Magdalene and St...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a note on Saturday on discerning the validity of the sacraments. The new document signed by Pope Francis and DDF Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernandez is titled "Gestis Verbisque," or "Deeds and...
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What do you really love to do? - Mount Isa parishioner Terry Lees tells you how to find out
4 February 2024THIS is a question that when answered from the depths of your heart can turn your whole life upside down - for the better. What do you really love to do? How many activities can you count in your life that you engage in simply because they delight you... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Archbishop Coleridge sees a new horizon for the Church in Australia after Indonesia trip
3 February 2024ONE of the more surprising gifts I was given for my 75th birthday last year was a return air ticket to Indonesia. For more than five years Fr Thomas Ismoyo, a priest of Jakarta, was a welcome guest at Wynberg and the Cathedral while he did his doctoral... - Author: The Catholic LeaderVICAR for Religious Ursuline Sister Mel Williams loves to share the good work women and men religious have done for the Church in Brisbane. She sees the vocation to consecrated life the way Pope Francis does, as a "prophetic voice" for the Church. Today...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis has centred his Lenten message for 2024 on the Book of Exodus, choosing "Through the Desert God Leads Us to Freedom" as its main theme to encourage the faithful that the season is a journey from bondage to spiritual renewal and freedom. The...
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Vinnies Queensland's Kevin Mercer welcomes $390 million boost to combat homelessness
1 February 2024QUEENSLAND Premier Steven Miles has earmarked a 20 per cent bump over 18 months for organisations like Vinnies Queensland that help people living with homelessness. The announcement raises funding for homelessness support by almost $390 million. Vinnies... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Bowen Hills' Polish sisters share beauty of consecrated life ahead of world prayer day
1 February 2024POLISH Sister Monika Bury knew on the night of her final profession that she would be sent far away from home to serve in Australia. She was nervous at the thought of going to a foreign country where she did not know anyone, speak the language or know... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFOUR Brisbane-based Real Talk Australia team members joined 81 other catechists, priests, lay, married, single and consecrated persons for the visiting Theology of the Body Institute course unpacking Pope St John Paul II's Love and Responsibility on January...