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Priestly life is a blessing from God, Fr John says
FR John Sullivan was in his late twenties, a little lost in life, and he happened to bump into a priest at a piety store at the back of a...
Read MoreEaster Sunday
Two-Minute Homily by Archbishop Mark Coleridge for Easter Sunday 2025, Year C. The post Easter Sunday appeared first on Archdiocese of Brisbane .
Read MoreWork begins on the $40m expansion of Mater Private Hospital Townsville
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a major $40 million expansion of Mater Private Hospital Townsville that will unite all its local healthcare services on a single campus. The development will enable...
Read MoreWhy is today called Spy Wednesday?
YOU might hear today referred to as "Spy Wednesday”, but what does that mean and why do some people call it that? The name actually derives from the Gospel reading...
Read MoreCatholic groups warn Australian lawmakers there is no such thing as 'harmless' pornography
CATHOLIC advocates in Australia have warned lawmakers of the risk that pornography exposure posed to children, including the threat of normalising forms of violent sexual behavior among young people. New...
Read MoreSt Damien of Molakai embraced suffering as he brought dignity, hope, and care to the outcast
TODAY the Church honours St Damien of Molokai, a selfless priest who served those with Hansen’s disease or leprosy in Hawaii. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to...
Read MoreBlessed Carlo Acutis changing lives across Australia ahead of his canonisation
GABRIELLA Robinson cannot wait for the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis - and thousands of others around Australia feel the same way. "I love blessed Carlo. I think he's got...
Read MoreRecord number of adult baptisms in France shows surge among youth
THE Church in France will welcome more than 10,384 adult catechumens at Easter , marking a 45 per cent increase from 2024 figures, according to data released by the French...
Read MoreOn Palm Sunday, recovering Pope Francis urges people to carry the cross with compassion
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering - it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy...
Read MoreIn historic Assisi, pilgrims look for Blessed Carlo as much as St Francis in search for modern witness
FOR centuries, pilgrims came to Assisi to walk in the footsteps of a saint who preached to birds, embraced poverty and wandered the hills barefoot. But today, many arrive in...
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