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Bill Hayden remembered as a 'son of God' whose public life attested to Jesus' love for the poor
3 November 2023LABOR luminary and former Governor General Bill Hayden has been farewelled by family, friends and political heavyweights at a state Funeral Mass at St Mary's Church, Ipswich today. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge celebrated the Funeral Mass with Ipswich... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane celebrates 18 priests at Jubilee Mass
2 November 2023FAMILY, friends and long-time parishioners flocked to St Stephen's Cathedral to celebrate with priests celebrating anniversaries at the Jubilee Mass last Friday. The 18 priests commemorating a major anniversary processed through a packed cathedral. Brisbane... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE commemoration of all the faithful departed - All Souls Day - is celebrated by the Church on today . The theological basis for the feast is the doctrine that the souls which, on departing from the body are not perfectly cleansed from venial sins, or...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFIREFIGHTERS saved the small border town of Wallangarra from fast-moving fires today. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services confirmed four homes were lost in the blaze. Stanthorpe parish priest Fr Gonzalo Garcia Duran, who administers Wallangarra's St...
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Alarming new research points to 'protective effects' of healthy parental bond, Brisbane relationship adviser says
1 November 2023NEW research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies reported almost 30 per cent of 18-19 year olds have experienced intimate partner violence in the last year. In the 12 months before being surveyed, 25 per cent of 18-19 year olds experienced... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'Our solace lies solely with God' - Sister Nabila caught in Gaza crossfire calls for peace, ACN reports
1 November 2023"PEACE, peace, that is all we desire," Gazan Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh says as she seeks refuge alongside 700 Christians at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza. "There is so much darkness, so much agony," she said in a recent phone call with Aid to the Church... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Catholics and Halloween - to dress up or not?
31 October 2023AS Halloween grows in popularity in Australia, Catholics here are contending with a question that has haunted the United States Church for decades - to dress up in Halloween costumes or not. Debate has raged about whether the origins of Halloween are... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBUSHFIRES are burning 12km north of Tara and parish priest Fr Jack MacGinley is keeping his local op shop open with a sign out front - "Goods all free, clothes all free, help yourself". He said there were people there at 6am getting clothes and goods...
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Fill your imagination with sacred art this All Saints' Day
31 October 2023HOW we imagine Heaven can make a difference. For me, it is Gustav Dore's Rosa Celeste - his illustration of Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradise Canto 31, which is part of a series he did on the famous poem. He created the artwork through a labour-intensive... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Vatican releases Synod on Synodality report proposing larger role for laity in Church
30 October 2023THE Vatican released the Synod on Synodality's "synthesis report" on Saturday night outlining key proposals discussed during the nearly monthlong assembly's confidential conversations. The highly anticipated text was approved paragraph by paragraph on...