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- Author: The Catholic LeaderCATHOLIC couples from Colombia, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and Australia met in Adelaide late last year to share how lay organisation Teams of Our Lady has blessed their marriages. Aspley parishioners Claude and Meuris Gonsalves have been members of...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"GOD abandons no one who is faithful to him, and he will not abandon you if you rely on him," Blessed Nikolaus Gross wrote to his family in a farewell letter before the Nazi authorities put him to death. "You see, dear Mother, hard and painful as my early...
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Man featured in famous photo with pope dies aged 58
12 January 2024VINCENZO Riva, a man with neurofibromatosis, whose photograph with Pope Francis was seen around the world a decade ago, died in Vicenza, Italy, on January 10 at the age of 58. Mr Riva, whose face was disfigured by the disease, was embraced by Pope Francis... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St Peter's Basilica designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini 400 years ago will undergo a major restoration, the Vatican announced yesterday. The ambitious restoration and conservation project, expected to be completed...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAN archdiocese in England has launched a creative new campaign to encourage people to Give Prayer A Go and welcome Christ into their hearts. People often speak of barriers to prayer, which range from feeling their lives are too busy to take a moment or...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderONE of the most dangerous vices is gluttony, turning people who are meant to be custodians of creation into mere consumers and even exploiters and predators, Pope Francis said. "The sin of those who succumb before a piece of cake, all things considered,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCARDINAL Leopoldo Brenes, the archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, ordained nine new priests in the midst of one of the worst waves of persecution against the Catholic Church in the country by the communist regime headed by President Daniel Ortega and his...
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Fr Jozef Kolodziej, 92, reunites with beloved Bowen Hills parish on its 50th anniversary
10 January 2024POLISH priest Fr Jozef Kolodziej, 92, brought the mission of the Society of Christ to Bowen Hills parish 50 years ago and returned there last December to see its fruits in full bloom. "I did a lot of work at the parish because I loved it and I'm very... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHOUSANDS of Christians rallied this week in front of the governor's office in Nigeria's Plateau state to demand action after more than 200 were killed in a series of Christmas massacres. The attacks, which targeted Christian villages beginning December...
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Pope Francis calls surrogacy 'deplorable,' calls for global ban in speech to ambassadors
9 January 2024POPE Francis called surrogacy "deplorable" and called for a global ban on the exploitative practice of "so-called surrogate motherhood" in a speech to all of the world's ambassadors to the Holy See on Monday. "The path to peace calls for respect for life,...