The Catholic Leader - Keeping Faith with You
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 …
Faith in God - The Catholic Leader
WEBJul 24, 2015 · THE definition of the word faith is a belief without evidence. Faith is a confidence or trust in something that may not be seen. The root or foundation of our Catholic faith is the death and resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Someone once asked great British preacher C.H. Spurgeon if he could put in …
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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.
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 ...
Papal visit to the heart - The Catholic Leader
WEBOct 8, 2006 · Papal visit to the heart. TWENTY years ago Pope John Paul II visited Australia for the first time, from November 24-December 1, 1986. He arrived in Brisbane at the QE II Stadium on November 25. Before Mass he addressed the handicapped, sick and disabled people as well as representatives of the media, then the …
Bishop Peter Comensoli to right the wrongs of the past as new ...
WEBJul 4, 2018 · MELBOURNE’S Archbishop-elect Peter Comensoli has vowed to “right the grievous wrongs of the past” and rebuild trust following child abuse scandals that have rocked the Church. Pope Francis announced the appointment of Melbourne’s ninth archbishop on June 29, at the same time accepting the resignation of Archbishop Denis Hart, who is retiring after 17 years. […]
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 …
The Eucharist satisfies hunger for hope, truth, salvation, Pope says
WEBAug 20, 2024 · More than the bread that human beings need to survive, the gift of Jesus in the Eucharist “satisfies the hunger for hope, the hunger for truth and the hunger for salvation that we all feel not in our stomachs, but in our hearts.”. “Every one of us needs the Eucharist,” Pope Francis said. “He saves us, nourishing our lives with his own ...