Latest 'The Catholic Leader' news articles.
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE's Sisters of Mercy have donated a four-bedroom house to Centacare to shelter women experiencing homelessness in Beaudesert. Congregation leader Sr Peta Goldburg and councillor Sr Patricia Kirchner signed the home over to the care of Centacare...
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Catholic outreach feels the pinch under 'astronomical' housing crisis as Homelessness Week kicks off
5 August 2024ROSIES and St Vincent de Paul's Society are seeing unprecedented levels of need as the housing crisis deepens across Queensland this Homelessness Week, running August 5 to 11. Rosies chief executive officer Jayne Shallcross said their teams were seeing... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope Francis says reading literature can enrich the Christian life and aid in priestly formation
5 August 2024IN a new letter released yesterday, Pope Francis touted the benefits of reading literature for priests and all those seeking to enrich their lives as Christian believers. Though he said his letter was originally intended for men receiving priestly formation,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderST KIERAN'S Primary School recently hosted two educators from Siem Reap, Cambodia, an experience the community says was enriching for everybody involved. In partnership with Harvest Cambodia, St Kieran's welcomed Kang and Sovann as a part of a weeklong...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderANTI-DISCRIMINATION laws are back in the conversation as the nation grapples with its changing relationship with religion. The federal and state governments are looking at how religious organisations operate against a backdrop of competing rights. ...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIA’S bishops have published a guide for pastors and other faith ministers to help them provide "spiritual support" to those who may be considering assisted suicide. In Australia, all six of the country's states currently allow assisted suicide,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis celebrated a liturgy with tens of thousands of altar servers packed in St Peter's Square for a special audience on Tuesday evening, reminding them that Jesus Christ is always present with them in the Eucharist. Following the Gospel reading...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderIT has been nearly two years since Brisbane-based Sr Mel Dwyer was elected to the General Chapter of the Canossian Daughters of Charity in Rome, a role that has taken her from grassroots ministry in Australia to the global stage. She helps to oversee...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderON July 25, 1968, St Paul VI published Humanae Vitae, an encyclical on the regulation of birth and the dangers involved in the use of artificial contraceptive methods and their imposition as state policy. At the time the encyclical was rejected, and still...
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Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony a misstep with offensive scenes, Bishop Randazzo says
29 July 2024BROKEN Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has spoken out against the “offensive scenes” from the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The drag queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured in the opening ceremonies sparking a wave of incensed...