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- Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis has removed the entire leadership of an international confederation of charities and appointed a temporary administrator to improve the organisation's management. Pope Francis issued a decree on November 22 appointing Pier Francesco Pinelli,...
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Archbishop Coleridge appointed to Caritas Australia board
22 November 2022BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge has been formally appointed to the board of Caritas Australia and will begin his tenure this week. Kirsty Robertson, Caritas Australia's chief executive said the charity "welcomes Archbishop Coleridge with a sense of... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Protest against NT anti-discrimination bill that could force Catholic schools to close
21 November 2022A PROTEST on the steps of Darwin's St Mary's Cathedral appears a last stand by faith and community leaders to persuade the Northern Territory Government to abandon a bill set to drastically remove religious freedoms. The Labor Government's contentious... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane's new deacons ready to serve
19 November 2022DEACONS Minje Kim, Gerard Lai and Isaac Falzon are ready to serve the community after Brisbane Auxiliary Bishop Ken Howell ordained the trio to the transitional diaconate yesterday at the Holy Spirit Chapel, on Australian Catholic University's Banyo campus... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Minje travelled to see 'how Australians worshipped God', he's stayed to become a deacon
17 November 2022MINJE Kim was set to be ordained to the diaconate in less than 24 hours. "I'm feeling very excited," he said. "I know that there are going to be big expectations for me, but I am ready." Minje Kim, Isaac Falzon and Gerard Lai would be ordained to the... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Aquinas College steps up for the rights of girls
17 November 2022STUDENTS at Aquinas College, Ashmore, laced up their shoes in bright colours and put the rights of women and girls in their stride for the national STEP UP - Best Foot Forward campaign. Identity and mission assistant principal Joe Alexander said it could... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Mount Isa priest promotes early intervention to curb DV scourge
17 November 2022MOUNT Isa priest Fr Mick Lowcock has warned that more support for early intervention programs is needed to stop the scourge of domestic violence, that is currently resulting in high numbers of Indigenous men going to gaol. Fr Mick, as he is known, is... - Author: The Catholic LeaderEXTREME forms of gender theory have become so influential that a papal encyclical should address the topic, Dutch Cardinal Willem Eijk of Utrecht has said, noting Pope Francis' previous teachings on the topic. "I asked whether it wouldn't be good if the...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderMATER Volunteer Jenny Summerson has spent the last 30 years perfecting her hugs as a volunteer "cuddle mum" at Brisbane's Mater Mothers' Hospital. The Queensland grandmother recently recorded 6000 hours of service in the hospital helping parents take...
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Australian bishops approve historic Plenary Council decrees
16 November 2022AUSTRALIA's Catholic bishops have formally approved the acts and decrees of the historic Plenary Council - and the documents will now be sent to the Apostolic See for review. The documents, comprising five volumes across hundreds of pages, were received...