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Brisbane's Latin American Catholics celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe
15 December 2022LATIN American Catholic Community member Juan Pablo Riveros loves the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He especially loved the day's emphasis on family, culture and - of course - good food. Each year, the Latin American community celebrated the feast day... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Call for action to safeguard children in family settings
14 December 2022Five years after a royal commission into child sex abuse handed down its final report, a leading child protection academic has called for more supports to help families safeguard their children and spearhead conversations about sex and sexuality, consent,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Women priests are not an option at this time: Synod official
14 December 2022THE highest-ranking woman in the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops has said that the ordination of women as Catholic priests is "not an open question" at this time. Sr Nathalie Becquart, who serves as an undersecretary for the Church's ongoing... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Two police officers among six slain in Queensland siege
13 December 2022THE tragedy of six people killed in an execution-style ambush and siege is being felt across Queensland today. Wreaths were being laid outside the police station in Tara in the Western Downs as locals grieved the loss including two young police constables... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Centacare volunteer says her 10 years giving back to her community have been a 'blessing'
13 December 2022CENTACARE volunteer Margaret Cafe's career in nursing had shown her the enormous impact of volunteers first-hand. "I made a vow to myself that when I retired, I would give back just as I had been receiving all those years," she said. "We do good things... - Author: The Catholic LeaderCATHOLIC priests could refuse to offer last rites to terminally ill people who end their lives with voluntary euthanasia when Queensland starts operating a right-to-die program on January 1. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said the reason why Viaticum...
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Pope Francis: Be surprised by God's mercy this Advent
12 December 2022ADVENT is a season to let ourselves be surprised by God's mercy and compassion, Pope Francis said yesterday. "Advent, then, is a time for overturning our perspectives ... for letting ourselves be surprised by the greatness of God's mercy," the Pope said... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis asked Catholics around the world to join him in entrusting to Mary "the universal desire for peace, especially for the martyred Ukraine, which is suffering so much". Reciting the Angelus prayer at midday on December 8, the feast of the Immaculate...
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Landmark overhaul of national environmental laws
8 December 2022THE Federal Government has committed to setting up a new environment protection agency - "a tough new cop on the beat" - with powers to decide whether or not to greenlight developments and to enforce laws designed to protect and restore nature. In Brisbane... - Author: The Catholic LeaderFATHER Dennis Riley's family, friends and brother priests would remember him for his care and concern for others at a Funeral Mass at St Thomas the Apostle Church, Camp Hill this Friday. Fr Riley died on November 29. He was known for his ministry particularly...