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- Author: The Catholic LeaderCAIRNS Catholic Education will have a new leader in 2025, with Diarmuid O'Riordan selected to take the reins from Bill Dixon, who will retire in December. Mr O'Riordan is no stranger to Cairns, having served as Catholic education’s deputy executive...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBRISBANE archdiocese and The Salvation Army are offering 15 sites immediately to the Queensland Government in a plan to ease housing stress across the state. The initial 15 sites could provide 500 dwellings in the first two years while the full extent...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"IT is real, it is real," newly-ordained Brisbane priest Fr Michael My Van Tran said about his first time celebrating the Eucharist at St Mary's Church, Ipswich, last Saturday. He said when he called upon the Holy Spirit to come down upon the gifts of...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderBy Terry Lees "... the Lord God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being" (Genesis 2:7). FOLLOWING a stay in hospital and upon discharge, a 93-year-old man was asked...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderREAL Talk's Hannah Tichbon is eager to share Jesus' life-giving message about love, relationships and fulfilment at the heart of Theology of the Body to young people at an upcoming retreat. "It really sets your faith alight," she said. The two day event...
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Who was St Anthony of Padua?
13 June 2024MOST people probably know St Anthony of Padua as the saint we pray to when looking for things we've lost. But St Anthony is much more than an ancient "find my iPhone". As a Doctor of the Church and a popular figure of holiness, St Anthony is one of the... - Author: The Catholic LeaderAUSTRALIA has not been at population replacement levels since the 1970s, but newly released data from RedBridge Group shows more than half of young people are putting off having children. Australian Catholic University sociologist Bryan Turner said the...
- Author: The Catholic LeaderSTATE treasurer Cameron Dick handed down the Queensland budget last night with a heavy focus on relieving rampant cost of living pressures. The budget plunges Queensland into a $2.6bn deficit, a decision the treasurer said "should never be an easy choice"...
- Author: The Catholic Leader"WE had to kick the doors in, we had to drag them out," Bob Weatherall said, describing his life-long campaign to return the remains of Indigenous Australians held in museums and universities. It was not an easy vocation. "Moving the issue forward and...
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Sacred music is a universal language that reflects God's harmonious light, pope tells Catholic choirs
10 June 2024POPE Francis praised Catholic choir members of all ages on Saturday, calling music "a universal and immediate language". Choir members and musicians provided a "precious service" to the Church, he said in an audience with parish and diocesan choirs, scholae...