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- Author: The Catholic LeaderMORE people are seeing their budgets slip into the red with rises in rent, fuel, power bills and the staff at Emmanuel City Mission are seeing more newcomers through their door, operations manager Tim Noonan said. "It is real," he said. "It's not just...
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Pope Francis to visit Papua New Guinea in August
30 January 2024FEDERATION of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania president Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has welcomed news that Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea in August. Bishop Randazzo said he believed the people of PNG will be looking forward to... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Why do things go wrong on holidays?
30 January 2024By Dr Clare JM Burns MANY people in my family are good planners. My father was a train controller for 50 years - being prepared for a trip is in our blood. This planning includes holiday preparation, yet, without fail, some things do not go to plan. On... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Q&A - is the primacy of St Peter in Holy Scripture
29 January 2024By Fr John Flader Question: I have a Protestant friend who can't accept the Catholic Church's teaching on the primacy of a Pope, who has jurisdiction over the whole Church. How can I explain this to him? Answer: This is an important point of difference... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis warned yesterday that the devil wants to "chain our souls" and enslave us with many temptations, while "Jesus came to free us from all of these chains." In his Angelus address, he said that "the devil always takes away your freedom" and named...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTINOMURONGASHE Shumba had the longest first name of any of the 2000 babies cared for in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit at Mater Mothers' Hospital last year. Born seven weeks early at Mater Mothers' Hospital in South Brisbane on 12 April 2023, 'TJ' as...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderWHILE most Prep students across the state will be exploring premade structures in school playgrounds, the smallest students at St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh will be having a unique experience. Prep students were granted an early test of...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBEING the youngest of 11 children, Spiritan Father Edward Khaemba knows a thing or two about listening. He says this is the best time to be in the Church because from the top down, from Pope Francis himself, the Church is trying to listen to everybody...
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Q&A - How did Eucharistic adoration become so popular?
24 January 2024By Fr John Flader Question - In recent years I have noticed that more and more parishes in Australia have some form of Eucharistic adoration. Do we know how this practice developed in the history of the Church? GOING back to what I wrote on the history... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope Francis announces start of a Year of Prayer
22 January 2024POPE Francis announced the start of a Year of Prayer on Sunday in preparation for the Church's 2025 Jubilee Year. In his Angelus address, the pope said that a Year of Prayer starting on January 21 will be "a year dedicated to rediscovering the great value...