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- Author: The Catholic LeaderFOUR in ten Australians would attend an Easter service if they were invited by a close friend or family member, a recent survey found. The survey, conducted by the Australian Community Survey, also found that 19 per cent of respondents were unsure about...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPROPOSED laws in Victoria to ban the Nazi salute could actually lead to more negative responses from extremist groups, warns Dr Bill Swannie. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews put forward the legislation after neo-Nazi protestors crashed a feminist protest...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderAN enormous contributor to education in Queensland for more than 50 years, Dr Alan Druery, has died. Dr Druery was integral in forming the state's Catholic education system, and ensuring that Catholic schools have professional, well trained staff. An...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has launched a document highlighting Christianity's unique relationship with Judaism and celebrating the positive relationship the two faiths enjoy in Australia. "Walking Together: Catholics and Jews in the Australian...
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Bob Out remembered as the 'good man of Padua'
21 March 2023ROBERT Out, former Padua College rector, died aged 65 at his home with his family by his side. Padua College rector Peter Elmore said he was a proud Franciscan and Paduan, and his contribution and commitment to Padua College and Catholic education were... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSAFE, organised, legal and sustainable migration is in the interest of all countries, Pope Francis wrote. "If this is not recognised, there is a risk that fear will erase people's future and justify those barriers against which lives are shattered," he...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has thanked Church employees for their service during a Mass celebrating the Solemnity of St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Mass in St Stephen's Cathedral was attended by hundreds of Brisbane archdiocesan...
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Principals at risk as violence in schools escalates
20 March 2023"THE job is certainly getting much harder," school principal Dan McMahon says, reflecting on research that shows increasing levels of violence in schools, and with half of all school leaders at risk of serious mental health concerns including burnout... - Author: The Catholic LeaderLIVING Waters parish priest Fr David Pascoe said he was struck by how "engaged, excited and joyous" the entire parish community felt at their first joint gathering since the parish was established in 2020. After three years waiting for pandemic measures...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Sr Mel Dwyer GREETINGS from Rome, Italy! It's been three months since I left Brisbane to begin a new ministry role in the International Leadership Team for my Religious congregation, the Canossian Daughters of Charity. I'm only at the start of my six-year...