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- Author: The Catholic LeaderTWO Australian archbishops have warned law changes proposed by the Australian Law Reform Commission would prevent Church schools from being authentically Catholic, arguing they would discount the rights of people with a religious faith. The fears were...
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Students suspended after toilet block vaping video
15 March 2023A CENTRAL Queensland Catholic college has suspended more than 30 students after a video surfaced of students vaping in a toilet block. In the video, a large number of students appear sitting and standing around, with a hazy smoke in a room identified... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSETTING up clear procedures for protecting vulnerable people against abuse "must become a priority in every local church," Pope Francis said. In a message to participants at the second Latin American congress on the prevention of abuse, the pope said...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE'S Vicar for Religious Ursuline Sister Mel Williams said women religious around Australia were a "powerhouse of prayer and wisdom", praising their contributions to the life of the Church during Catholic Sisters Week. She said women religious in...
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Call to divest from fossil fuels
14 March 2023FAITH leaders are backing a call for Australians to divest from fossil fuels as a way of caring for the earth. Speaking at a multi-faith prayer service organised by the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC), Parramatta Bishop, Vincent... - Author: The Catholic LeaderHOW has the worldwide Catholic Church changed since Francis was elected to be pope 10 years ago? Statistically speaking, the Church has grown, keeping pace with and even exceeding overall world population growth. The total number of Catholics worldwide...
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Urgent call to support homelessness services fund
13 March 2023CATHOLICS are being urged to speak up for the homeless and lobby for a continuation of federal funding that provides support workers for those seeking shelter. The Brisbane Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission is calling on Catholics to contact their... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTODAY marks 10 years of Pope Francis's pontificate, a decade of Church reform and renewal that has seen a shift in priorities towards a Church more inclusive of the poor, of women, of the displaced and the marginalised, a Church more caring of creation...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHREE years into operations, the Redbank Plains community of St Ann's School celebrated their first whole school liturgy on Friday, February 17. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge led the cohort of Prep to Year 6 students at St Stephen's Cathedral. St...
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'Clear difference' between younger and older Catholic women surveyed on ordination, family, inclusive language
9 March 2023A REPORT on the opinions of Catholic women presented to Pope Francis on International Women's Day showed a gulf in opinions on important Church issues between generations. In the 16 questions on major Church issues published in September, women aged 18-25...