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WEBThe Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929. Our journalism seeks to provide a full, accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local, national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person.
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WEBThe Catholic Leader is an Australian award-winning Catholic newspaper that has been published by the Archdiocese of Brisbane since 1929. Our journalism seeks to provide a full, accurate and balanced Catholic perspective of local, national and international news while upholding the dignity of the human person.
A life of devotion and ultimate sacrifice – St Maximillian Kolbe
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Born in 1894 in Polish territory, St Maximillian Kolbe’s life was strongly influenced by a vision of the Virgin Mary when he was just 12 years old. He said that the Mother of God had presented him two crowns, one of white purity and one of red martyrdom. Offered either crown, St Maximillian Kolbe told Mary he would accept both.
A great Australian story - The Catholic Leader
WEBSep 21, 2014 · Caritas Australia started in the early 1960s among lay Catholics who wanted to make a difference on issues of social justice. To tackle the issues of hunger and poverty, they created the Catholic Overseas Relief Committee in 1964. The same year parishes collected money to assist a Diocesan Priest working in …
Laudato Si' plan commits Brisbane to long-term "ecological …
WEBJun 6, 2022 · Action plan: Brisbane Archdiocese has unveiled a long-term strategy of “ecological conversion”. The plan appeals to South-East Queensland’s 750,00 Catholics to embrace the teachings laid out by Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical letter Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home. “He (Pope Francis) presented a sobering picture of the ...
National Liturgical Council reviews Lectionary for Mass
WEBSep 22, 2013 · THE revision of the Australian Lectionary for Mass “out of print and wearing out in many parishes” was discussed at the recent National Liturgical Council of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference held at Brisbane’s Francis Rush Centre. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge chaired the meeting held on …
Fr Rob Galea is reaching out to students and teachers in his own …
WEBOct 25, 2018 · In fact, several original, faith-inspiring opportunities are in the pipeline. “I’ve been trying to focus more on evangelisation,” he said in a less frantic moment on September 28 and before a keynote address to 1000-plus …
Pressure builds on Australia to boost refugee intake as Pope calls …
WEBSep 6, 2021 · On August 20 as the Taliban overran Kabul, Australian Catholic Bishop Conference president Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge sent a letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison proposing that Australia boost its refugee intake to 20,000. “Australia has stepped up before in response to significant humanitarian crises, and I urge your government to be generous,” he wrote, adding that Catholic ...
Religious life proves more rewarding than Olympic berth for Br …
WEBMay 11, 2020 · Br Chris said that, as a Christian Brother, he’d been “very fortunate living in good communities”, including the eight-man community he was part of today. “They’ve been good men everywhere I’ve gone,” he said. “I really believe that. They were prayerful people, and I became more prayerful and so on. “I’ve had very good ...
Sign of peace at Mass: Vatican says it stays put, but urges …
WEBAug 4, 2014 · After nine years of study and consultation, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has told Latin-rite bishops around the world that the sign of peace will stay where it is in the Mass. However, the congregation said, “if it is foreseen that it will not take place properly”, it can be omitted.