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Ukrainian mum-of-two displaced by war chases her dream to study humanities in Brisbane
14 April 2023A UKRAINIAN refugee whose small town was among the first to be bombed by Russian forces is fulfilling her dream to study humanities. Nataliya Borulko and her two daughters were confined to their apartment building's basement when Russian forces invaded... - Author: The Catholic LeaderST Stephen's Cathedral dean Fr Anthony Mellor was encouraged seeing thousands of Catholics at the Masses from Chrism Mass to Easter Sunday. He said one Good Friday Mass had about 1200 people and another Sunday Mass had about 1000 people. St Stephen's...
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Meeting Jesus on the road to Emmaus
12 April 2023By Terry Lees IT was a couple of days after the death of Jesus of Nazareth on the cross on Golgotha, a hill outside Jerusalem, when two travellers set off on an 11-kilometre journey to walk to the small village of Emmaus. For Cleopas and his wife Mary... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Bishop Timothy Harris IT'S true to say that there is a lot of darkness in our world - the darkness of conflict, racism, discrimination, poverty, loneliness, rejection, mental illness, disease, hardness of heart and lack of compassion. The list is endless...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderPRESIDENT Joe Biden is visiting Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which established a deal to end a violent 30-year conflict between Catholic Irish republicans and Protestant...
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Giant desert cross a symbol of hope
11 April 2023A 20-metre-tall Christian cross atop a remote mountain in central Australia has officially opened as a tourist attraction, with locals hoping it could soon join the bucket-list of must-see locations to visit. The lights on the huge steel monument were... - Author: The Catholic LeaderSIXTEEN teachers, campus minister, youth leaders and Brisbane Catholic Education office staff will be setting off for two prayerful weeks among crowds of young Catholics for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023. Six of the pilgrims spoke to The Catholic Leader...
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Extra cuddles for baby Sol
11 April 2023A TINY Queensland baby girl born more than four months early received extra Easter cuddles in hospital, with parents Melanie Hegarty and Daniel Reid by her side. Baby Sol was born at 23 weeks gestation at Mater Mothers' Hospital in South Brisbane on March... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Fr Kerry Crowley POPE Francis in this year's Lenten Message highlighted that Lent leads to Easter: "the 'Retreat' is not an end in itself but a means of preparing us to experience the Lord's Passion and Cross with faith, hope and love, ensuring that...
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Share Easter joy with others, pope urges
11 April 2023THE women disciples, who were the first to meet the risen Jesus, offer a lesson to all Christians: "We encounter Jesus by giving witness to him," Pope Francis said. The entire city of Jerusalem had seen Jesus crucified on the cross, yet the women who...