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Religious leaders demand government action on fossil fuels
13 October 2022A group of 100 Australian, Indigenous and South Pacific faith leaders have demanded the federal government stops approvals for new coal and gas projects and end subsidies for fossil fuels. Multi-faith services for climate justice are being held across... - Author: The Catholic Leader
St Stephen's "little shrine" dedicated to the persecuted Christians throughout the world
12 October 2022VISITORS to Brisbane's St Stephen's Cathedral are encouraged to pray at a new "little shrine" for Christians who are persecuted worldwide. The shrine, to the side of the cathedral altar, with a centrepiece icon of St Stephen - the first Christian martyr... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Priest recalls the horror of the Bali bombings, prays for peace
11 October 2022CANBERRA priest Fr Richard Thompson remembers firsthand the horror of the Bali bombings 20 years ago that claimed the lives of 202 people, including 88 Australians. A further 209 people were injured. Fr Thompson was 45 and had just been posted as a senior... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Church leader expresses nuclear fears as Russia bombards Ukraine
11 October 2022CNS and staff writers RUSSIA has again been condemned after launching missile strikes across Ukraine, including attacks on the centre of Kyiv for the first time. At least 14 people were killed and scores more were injured, officials said. Attacks had... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Synodality top of the agenda for Pope, Archbishop Costelloe
10 October 2022The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia and the global Synod on Synodality were key discussion points for Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Pope Francis when they meet last week. Archbishop Costelloe,... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Reconciliation experts identify truth telling as key to healing
10 October 2022ALFREDO Barahona, has a message to Australian Catholics as the Church navigates a path of reconciliation with First Nations peoples - let's practice what we preach. "We preach compassion, we preach forgiveness, we preach truth - so let's practice it,"... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Pope canonises two new saints
10 October 2022POPE Francis has declared two new saints: St. Artemide Zatti and St. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, in an outdoor Mass in St. Peter's Square. The two saints were both born in Italy in the 19th century and ministered to others amid the massive emigration... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Number of homeless older women will double by 2031
7 October 2022NEW research from independent think-tank Per Capita revealed women over the age of 55 were the fastest-growing group experiencing homelessness. Per Capita's report published two days ago estimated more than 15,000 older women would be homeless within... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane priest and former meteorologist Fr Joe Sardie remembered this morning at funeral Mass
7 October 2022BRISBANE priest Fr Joe Sardie was remembered by family, friends, parishioners and brother priests as a compassionate and humble gentleman" at a funeral Mass celebrated by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge at St Stephen's Cathedral this morning. Fr Joe... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Brisbane's man of justice is going national
7 October 2022FOR the past 21 years Brisbane social justice activist Peter Arndt has campaigned tirelessly for "those on the periphery", even at the risk of arrest. The 65-year-old is leaving his post as executive officer of Brisbane archdiocese's Catholic Justice...