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- 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... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Francis offers encouragement to COP27 delegates on climate change
15 November 2022Staff writers and Vatican News POPE Francis has offered his encouragement to delegates at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, as they pursue an agenda to protect the global environment. Speaking at the Angelus on Sunday, the Pope said he hopes... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Report shows poverty growing globally, reversing recent gains
14 November 2022DECLINING access to food, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of poverty worldwide, according to a new report issued by a Fordham University program. Overall, 26.2 per cent... - Author: The Catholic Leader
Queensland named divorce capital of Australia
11 November 2022QUEENSLAND had the highest crude divorce rate in Australia last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed. Recently published figures found 56,344 divorces were granted in Australia, an increase of 13.6 per cent compared to 2020. However,... - Author: The Catholic LeaderVOCATION Brisbane's new team leader Nick Kelly saw our God-given vocation as embracing Jesus' promise - "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full," (John 10:10). Mr Kelly, a husband and father, has worked in Church ministries like...
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Sebastian's cancer diagnosis brings a focus on Christian hope
10 November 2022By Sebastian Condon WHILE undertaking our studies for the priesthood, we often joked among ourselves that 33 was the age of male theological perfection - for obvious, Jesus-related reasons. I had my 33rd birthday in September this year and the following... - Author: The Catholic Leader
No climate justice without land justice: African bishops
10 November 2022AS the United Nations climate change conference unfolds in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Catholic bishops in Africa are warning there cannot be climate justice without land justice. The bishops of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa... - Author: The Catholic LeaderA DOVE in flight lays a blanket over a homeless person in a new sculpture blessed by Pope Francis this week. Francis blessed the statue, titled Sheltering, as Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz looked on with about 60 representatives of the Vincentian religious...
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Fr Mick nominated for top award
9 November 2022MOUNT Isa priest, Fr Mick Lowcock is in the running for the 2023 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year Award to be announced next week. Fr Lowcock is well-known as an indigenous advocate and founder of the North West Queensland Indigenous Catholic...