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Work with Indigenous peoples to fight climate change, pope says
13 February 2023INDIGENOUS people have a "fundamental role" in protecting the planet from "unprecedented" social and environmental threats, Pope Francis said. Meeting with participants from the Forum of Indigenous Peoples, organised by the International Fund for Agricultural... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Former Brisbane priest named president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania
10 February 2023BROKEN Bay bishop and former Brisbane priest Anthony Randazzo will serve as the new president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania for the next four years. Bishop Randazzo was among eight members appointed to the Federation's executive... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Oceania bishops pray for Syria and Turkiye
9 February 2023THE Catholic bishops of Oceania have expressed their condolences and solidarity to Church and civic leaders in Turkiye and Syria in the aftermath of devastating earthquakes. During the quadrennial assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Our Lady's College students learning Auslan
9 February 2023ANDREE Rice is a principal on a mission to create a more inclusive future with the Our Lady's College, Annerley, offering Auslan (Australian Sign Language) as a language offering from 2023. All Year Seven and Eight students at the college would learn... - Author: The Catholic LeaderTHREE prominent Christian leaders in Syria issued a joint statement calling for an end to sanctions impacting relief aid to earthquake victims. The February 7 letter was signed by Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Youssef I, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderONE of the Church's most influential leaders, Cardinal Michael Czerny sees a big shift in the way the Roman Curia under Pope Francis responds to global concerns, including human rights, climate change and migration. "There is no geopolitical centre of...
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Brisbane priest says Pope's presence emboldened the people's desire for peace in South Sudan
8 February 2023FRANCISCAN Father Mario Debattista said there was electricity in the crowd at Pope Francis' Sunday Mass in Juba. He said even the mood on the streets had changed while the Pope was in the country. "There was a real sense of joy when it was all over as... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Indian priests get a taste of Australia
7 February 2023TASTING Vegemite for the first time, learning about Aussie accents and idioms and discussing the daily life of a parish priest were some of the activities undertaken during an 18-day program to prepare Indian priests who may come to Australia for pastoral... - Author: The Catholic LeaderPOPE Francis and local Church leaders have reacted with dismay and calls for prayer following a devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. The series of earthquakes -- up to 7.8 magnitude -- has killed more than 3,500 people and injured thousands more,...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderHOLY Spirit Provincial Seminary rector Fr Neil Muir said there was lots of excitement for the four new seminarians officially beginning their propaedeutic year at the annual opening Mass yesterday. The seminarians included three men from Brisbane archdiocese...