"PASSIONATE" is the way Carmelina Vitale would like to be known and remembered. In fact, when dating her husband of 21 years, Sebastian Vitale, whom she met at an Italian youth group at 26 years of age, the unstoppable and vibrant woman of faith gave...

CATHOLIC cultural communities will take to the streets of Brisbane on June 11 to give public testimony to their faith and belief in the Eucharist. The Corpus Christi Procession will start and end at the St Stephen's Cathedral and includes prayers, rosary,...

CAREER teacher Sue Webb remembers the weekend she suffered a paralysing panic attack while on a busy Sunshine Coast motorway. The stresses of being a teacher had come to a head and would later spiral into emotional chaos. "It was originally diagnosed...

SIXTEEN teachers, campus ministers, youth leaders and Brisbane Catholic Education office staff will be setting off for two prayerful weeks among crowds of young Catholics for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. Six of the pilgrims spoke to The Catholic Leader...

CATHOLIC and allied care agencies have generally welcomed the latest Federal Budget that pledges increases in unemployment benefits and cheaper health care. The headline items in Treasurer Jim Chalmers' 2023-24 Budget, are a $14.6 billion cost-of-living...

FOR newly-released prisoners across south east Queensland finding a roof over their head is one of their immediate challenges. Amid a housing crisis many find themselves homeless or forced into risky low-rent boarding houses. "Transitioning is hard, it's...

CAROLE Danby hopes to see the Church do more to raise its voice against the scourge of domestic and family violence in Queensland. Mrs Danby, a parishioner at Our Lady of Graces Church, Carina, is the Catholic representative on the Queensland Churches...

EVANGELIST and best-selling author Sherry Weddell wants Australian Catholics to "break the silence" about Jesus. Ahead of her keynote address at Brisbane archdiocese's Summit 2023, Ms Weddell spoke with The Catholic Leader about falling Mass attendance...

By Terry Lees AS a child, I acquired a deep devotion to Mary, the Mother of God. One of my aunts, a Sacred Heart nun, gave me my first rosary beads, which I carried everywhere in my pocket, and a Miraculous Medal and small crucifix worn always on a chain...

A GROUP of new Swiss Guard recruits officially joined the ranks after swearing to "faithfully, loyally and honourably serve the reigning Pontiff" at the Vatican on Saturday. At the annual swearing-in 23 new guardsmen pledged their allegiance before friends...