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Bishop Randazzo says groups celebrating violence 'abhorrent', cardinal calls for day of fasting
13 October 2023BROKEN Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo is in Rome for the Synod on Synodality and said the participants were shocked by the ongoing violence in the conflict between Israel and terrorist group Hamas. "The murder of civilians, kidnapping of innocent people,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSHARING Christ's love for the poor has had a lasting impact on Salesian Sister Carolina Maria Correia and the community she serves. The missionary sister is in Brisbane as part of Catholic Mission's Mission Month, sharing the work she does in East Timor...
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Q&A - What is the story of Our Lady of Aparecida?
12 October 2023Question - I have heard the Marian title, Our Lady of Aparecida, but what is the story of this apparition? TODAY is the feast day of Our Lady of Aparecida, the patroness of Brazil. She is remembered by numerous Brazilian Catholic communities across Australia... - Author: The Catholic Leader
From Napoleon to Nazis, this is the story of one of the most stolen artwork of all time - the Ghent Altarpiece
12 October 2023FLEMISH brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck's masterpiece, the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, was completed in 1432 - but its story was far from over. It is one of, if not the most, coveted artwork in history. Painter Hubert, who unfortunately has no other... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope John's spirit of simplicity, goodness, and deep life of prayer radiated in all that he did
11 October 2023TODAY the Church remembers one of the most popular popes of all time, St John XXIII, who from reigned 1958-63. St John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was a prominent figure in the 2oth Century. He was born on November 25, 1881,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pastor of only Catholic church in Gaza says 'never have we seen things like this time'
11 October 2023FATHER Gabriel Romanelli, an Argentine priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, who serves as pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, said the situation following the Hamas attack on Israel,"continues to be very bad." The surprise attack by the Islamist... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFINDING better ways to live "like Jesus did" - reaching out, welcoming, healing and including others - was the focus of Sister Liliana Franco Echeverri's small group discussions October 9-10 at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, she said. Sister Franco,...
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Pray the rosary, Pope Francis urges as world looks on in horror at violence in Israel and Palestine
10 October 2023POPE Francis urged combatants to lay down their arms and stop the attacks as conflict in Israel and Palestine reheats after a string of surprise attacks from Hamas. At the end of his audience on Sunday, he said he was following the violence "with apprehension... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSCHOOL bullies have driven a 50 per cent increase in the number of desperate young people seeking help from a specialist mental health unit in the past year. The Emotional Health Unit based at Mater's South Brisbane campus is seeing 20 patients a month...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE principal of Trinity College Beenleigh has been awarded a significant Queensland education award. Allison Elcoate was presented with the Dr John Dwyer Excellent Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award at the 2023 Queensland College of Teachers'...