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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.
News Archives - The Catholic Leader
WEBAug 29, 2011 · The 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 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 …
To whom can we pray? - The Catholic Leader
WEBAug 4, 2014 · It is understood that Mary prays for us to the Father through Jesus, and so the Church gives us the traditional expression “to Jesus through Mary”. And we can also pray to the angels and the saints. Among the most popular prayers to the angels are the prayer to the guardian angel and the prayer to St Michael, the archangel.
Shrine for Pere Laval - The Catholic Leader
WEBSep 11, 2014 · Mauritians across the state will visit Marian Valley, Canungra, on September 20 for the blessing and opening of Blessed Laval’s shrine, the first in Queensland. Blessed Laval’s shrine at Marian Valley is a significant achievement in Australia’s Catholic history. The Church in Australia was administered by Mauritius between 1820 and 1834.
Revisit Australia’s Catholic history all the way back to 1788
WEBAug 13, 2020 · Queensland Catholic history has also become digital with the inclusion of nearly 50,000 pages of the former rival to The Catholic Leader between 1911 and 1938 on Trove. According to the State Library of Queensland, The Catholic Advocate, which was considered “the No. 1 Catholic journal” in Queensland between 1911 and 1930, is being ...
St Mary MacKillop endures in the heart of Brisbane
WEBAug 8, 2023 · Ken and Pat MacPherson are a couple who have lived in Brisbane for a year after moving from country New South Wales, where they had been for 42 years. Mrs MacPherson said one of their sons was struggling through a rough patch in life and turned to St Mary for her intercession. “Our prayers were answered,” Mrs MacPherson said.
Church opens canonical investigation into Bishop Saunders
WEBSep 26, 2022 · The Holy See has initiated a canonical investigation into former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders, with Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge appointed to oversee the investigation. Bishop Saunders stood aside as Bishop of Broome in March 2020 after media reports that Western Australia Police had begun an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. He strongly denies the […]
Pattie Lees describes the colour of forgiveness in new book
WEBby Peter Bugden. 9 November 2020 - Updated on 16 March 2021. Reading Time: 7 mins read. A A. Pattie Lees: “I want to be a good ancestor for my children and my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren, and leave them a legacy of resilience and strength in times of adversity.”. “NOT black enough to be black … not white enough to be white ...
Season of Creation a time to respond to the call of Laudato Si’
WEBAug 23, 2023 · PARISHIONERS from across Brisbane Archdiocese are being encouraged to respond to the call of Laudato Si’ by taking part in this year’s Season of Creation Vigil Mass. The Mass celebration at St Stephen’s Cathedral on September 9 is a key event during the Season of Creation 2023 with the theme ‘Let …