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Three men ordained priests for Brisbane
30 June 2023A CROWDED St Stephen's Cathedral welcomed three men to the priesthood for Brisbane archdiocese on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul last night. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge ordained Fathers Isaac Falzon, Minje Kim and Gerard Lai and told them they... - Author: The Catholic Leader"NEVER again" - that was the message holocaust survivor Peter Baruch wanted to ensure lived on through the opening of the Queensland Holocaust Museum beneath Penola Place in St Stephen's Cathedral precinct today. Mr Baruch was only one and a half years...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderIT was the pope's first general audience since being released from Rome's Gemelli hospital where he underwent abdominal surgery on June 7 and his last audience before his usual summer break for the entire month of July. Pope Francis continued his series...
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Viktor 'jumped for joy' seeing the face of his beloved big sister again, family thanks Mater 'angels'
29 June 2023A MATER eye surgeon has helped restore the vision of a "near-blind" refugee who was rescued from the frontline of the war in Ukraine by his sister living in Queensland. For the first time in more than a decade, Viktor Olepir, a 57-year-old who has Downs... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBrisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has presided over a memorial Mass remembering ordinations at St Stephen's Cathedral over the last 150 years. The Mass is part of sesquicentennial celebrations at St Stephen's that will run until May next year. Dozens...
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Caring for poor and growing in faith are two sides of the same coin, visiting bishop says
28 June 2023BISHOP Jean Laffitte loves his "Lord the poor and the sick". It is an old concept, he explains, that the Order of Malta speaks of those they serve as Christ, literally - "Our Lord the poor and the sick". He said Christ identified Himself with the least... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA NEW drug developed by Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer could prove a breakthrough in treating long COVID and prevent re-infection. There are high hopes for the peptide-based drug, NACE2i as a treatment of COVID-19 by potentially protecting against infection...
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Rising stars: Vatican hosts astronomers of tomorrow
28 June 2023In the hilltop town home to the former summer residence of popes, two domes tower over residences and restaurants: the Baroque dome of a church topped with an iron cross and another that can be opened to reveal a now-retired optical telescope belonging... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFR Kerry Crowley opens a faded copy of The Catholic Leader that reports his ordination 50 years ago. "I've been blessed in the priesthood," he said, reflecting on a journey that has taken him from his birthplace in Queensland's Lockyer Valley to Innisfail...
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Q&A - Blaise Pascal on faith and reason
27 June 2023By Fr John Flader Question: I understand that Pope Francis has recently issued a document on Blaise Pascal, speaking of his contribution to the question of faith and reason. What can you tell me about it? Answer: The Pope's Apostolic Letter, Sublimitas...