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- Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIA still has 3.3 million people living below the poverty line, including 761,000 children whose families lack adequate food and struggle to pay essential household bills, Vinnies says. The combination of inadequate and insecure housing, and families...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderOFFICIALS linked to Hamas claimed that an Israeli airstrike killed hundreds of people at a Palestinian hospital on Tuesday, while the Israeli government said a terrorist group was responsible for the destruction. News reports on Tuesday said Al-Ahli Arabi...
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Praying the Rosary alone, with family, or friends, demands a quiet rhythm and a reflective calm
18 October 2023By Francisco Bobadilla ST John Paul II, a great devotee of the Virgin Mary, dedicated the apostolic exhortation, The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, (Rosarium Virgines Mariae) to her in 2002 to promote and proclaim the goodness of praying the Holy Rosary... - Author: The Catholic Leader
God uses the Bible to speak, guide and inspire constantly, columnist Terry Lees writes
17 October 2023SO often, when reading the prophets of the Old Testament we see these words: "The Word of the Lord was addressed to me..." or "It is the Lord who speaks...". Frequently, the message received is personal and direct. A recent example for me was a message... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Prayer is weapon against the 'diabolical' power of terrorism and violence, Pope Francis says
17 October 2023ALTHOUGH it is easy to feel powerless in the face of war, "prayer is the meek and holy force to oppose the diabolical force of hatred, terrorism and war," Pope Francis said. With violence continuing in the Holy Land, Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh, the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Prayerful memorial remembers five Australian-based journalists killed by Indonesian soldiers
17 October 2023MARKING press freedom journalists from across East Timor have flocked to the town of Balibo to commemorate the death of five Australian-based journalists who were murdered there by Indonesian soldiers on October 16, 1975. Known as the Balibo Five, the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Church's highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his "absolute availability" to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, told reporters during an online...
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Q&A - What is the 'order of widows' mentioned by St Paul?
16 October 2023By Fr John Flader Question - In Mass recently we had a reading from St Paul to Timothy about how to treat widows. Someone said there was something like an "order of widows" in the early Church. Is this true and, if so, what was involved in such an order?... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Q&A - What is the story of St Gerard Majella?
16 October 2023TODAY we celebrate the feast of St Gerard Majella. St Gerard was born the son of a tailor on April 6, 1726. He grew up about 80km south of Naples in Muro Lucano, Italy in a large, poor family. When St Gerard was only 12, his father Dominic died. After... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Archbishop Coleridge says it is time to commit more to reconciliation and look ahead to a new national unity
16 October 2023By Archbishop Mark Coleridge BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has released a reflection after the defeat of the referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution. Now that the referendum result is known, it's time to look forward rather...