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- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Selina Venier THE inaugural Storm King Youth Camp came to fruition last month thanks to the suggestion of a teenager. Stanthorpe's Vayda Heads was the first key driver of the experience that brought dozens of families from Brisbane, Inglewood, Warwick...
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Five practices to help grow your faith life in 2024
20 January 2024IN the constant search for spiritual growth and connection to the sacred in everyday life, discovering new ways to strengthen your Catholic faith can be transformative. Here are five ways that could renew your life of faith in 2024. 1. Direct your gaze... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA PAPAL visit to Vietnam was hinted at by the Vatican's foreign minister at a news conference on January 18. Archbishop Paul Gallagher said it would send a good message to the Asian region, but said there were a few more steps that had to be taken before...
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Twin Sisters of Life share their vocation stories
19 January 2024SISTER Pia Jude and Sister Luca Benedict are both Sisters of Life who will be speaking at Life Fest, a morning of prayer for youth put on by the Knights of Columbus and the Sisters of Life in the Washington, DC, in the United States. Not only are the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderONE in seven Christians, about 365 million people, face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith, the latest Open Doors World Watch List reported. This figure has worsened over the past five years, with the number of persecuted believers...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderKYM Keady loves having "front row seats" to the transformations that happen over the four days of Ignite Summer Camp. This year she saw about 200 teenagers from around Brisbane archdiocese and Rockhampton diocese start off in their shells on day one,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMASS at a southern California parish was interrupted by an armed police pursuit of a suspected gunman on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred during the 8.30am Mass at St Joseph Church in Placentia, Orange County, California. As the priest was elevating...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSPORTING chef hats, 46 soon-to-be Prep students from St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove stirred up creativity in their brand-new classrooms before their first day of school on January 23. Gathering for a special 'Prep'-aration event on January 16, the littlest...
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Society of the Snow allows messages of hope, redemption, and the endurance of faith to resonate
16 January 2024IN the unforgiving beauty of the Andes, the film Society of the Snow unfolds as a harrowing tale of survival and sacrifice after a plane crash. Director J.A. Bayona tells the true story of how 16 members and supporters of a Uruguayan rugby team managed... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'Our pastors are free' - Nicaraguan dictatorship releases Bishop Alvarez, brother bishop, and priests
15 January 2024THE dictatorship of Daniel Ortega on Sunday released and sent to the Vatican two imprisoned Nicaraguan bishops along with 15 priests and seminarians. Nicaraguan media outlets La Prensa and Confidencial first reported on the release, indicating that among...