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- Author: The Catholic LeaderAN international survey of Catholic women led by two Australian researchers has found many women feel silenced and ignored by Church practices and officials. And while Catholic women expressed their commitment to their faith communities, they struggled...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderEVERY person who sits in a pew on a Sunday could easily take something away from the National Liturgy and Music Conference, which is coming to the Brisbane Hilton from September 28 to 30, organisers said. The conference themed Mystery and Mission: The...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderA BRISBANE campus minister is preparing to run an ultra-marathon to raise funds and help send three young people to World Youth Day in Portugal. "Running doesn't come naturally to me but supporting people to where they want to go does," 23-year-old Darcy...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderWOMEN play an increasingly "decisive" role in Vatican diplomacy and promoting peace worldwide, according to the undersecretary in the Vatican's foreign ministry office. In an interview published on March 3 by L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper,...
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Year 3 BCE student's courageous story makes everyone stop and listen this World Hearing Day
3 March 2023THERE are not many Year 3 students who could make a whole room stop and listen. But eight-year-old Charlie Davis finds it easy to get everyone to listen to what he has to say. This World Hearing Day, March 3, Brisbane Catholic Education would like to... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Terry Lees A MAN walked alone into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. He sat quietly at a table and drank them. The next day he was back, ordered three beers, and again sat alone and drank quietly. This repeated day after day and soon the whole...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSHARING the Gospel, handing out hundreds of miraculous medals, praying and talking with people "searching for answers" made for a "powerful" two-day witness by Evangelisation Brisbane at the Mind, Body, Spirit festival. About 20,000 people attended the...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFATHER Luan Le has always enjoyed trying new things. "I've tried acapella singing in a choir, martial arts, and I once took up surfing," he said Now, the Capuchin Franciscan friar will embark on a new challenge - Australian Catholic University's Banyo...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCHURCHES around Brisbane will welcome 145 people into the Church this Easter. A packed St Stephen's Cathedral saw 85 catechumens and 60 candidates step forward for the Rite of Election last Sunday, the final step on the path to the Sacraments of Initiation...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHREE Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar have recently been honoured with having asteroids named after them. The new additions include: "562971 Johannhagen," honoring Austrian Jesuit Father Johann Hagen,...