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The hidden faces of domestic violence in Queensland homes
6 February 2023IT took 15 years for Amanda*, a professional woman in her late thirties, to take action against the violent behavior of her spouse. During all those years Amanda, who worked in the government sector and had a close working relationship with child safety... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Arms trade is a 'plague', says pope after Africa visit
6 February 2023AT the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade. Tribalism with its ancient rivalries is a problem, he told reporters on February 5,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
'The future is in your hands,' pope tells Congolese young people
4 February 2023THE hands that will save Congo and build a future worthy of its people belong to the Congolese people, to each one of them, but especially the young, Pope Francis said. The Pope met with 65,000 screaming, singing, swaying young people in Kinshasa's Martyrs'... - Author: The Catholic LeaderBILL Smith has been perfecting his lawn bowling technique since 1977. "The key to lawn bowls is practice, practice, practice," Mr Smith, a long-time parishioner at St James Church, Coorparoo, said. "And I've had plenty of time for that." The Queensland...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderTHE late Cardinal George Pell's funeral Mass drew thousands of mourners, filling Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral to capacity yesterday. Civic leaders, friends, and members of Pell's family remembered the Australian cardinal's dedication to the Church and...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderCATHOLIC Social Services Australia has welcomed reports the Federal May Budget will focus on entrenched disadvantage for the most vulnerable Australians. Treasurer Jim Chalmers recently told the Guardian Australia's politics podcast he was working with...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSOPHIA College, Plainland has developed their own science, ecology and technology (SET) subject, designed to help students care for the environment and become solution-focused global citizens. "What is most exciting about this program is that it encourages...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderFRANCISCAN Father Mario Debattista said there was a "real buzz" around his parish in Juba, South Sudan, for Pope Francis' upcoming visit this week. "There's really a sense of excitement," he said. Fr Debattista had been interviewed by a local TV news...
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Pope Francis calls for an 'amnesty of the heart' to build peace
2 February 2023IN a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and their rancour. "That is what Christ wants. He wants to anoint us with his forgiveness,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Retreat to connect Aboriginal and Benedictine spirituality
2 February 2023THE spiritual similarities of Australia's Aborigines and the early Christian desert fathers will be explored in a new online retreat to be launched this month. The retreat is a unique collaboration between Sr Antonia Curtis of the Benedictine Abbey in...