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Pope Leo offers a message of hope amid global violence and uncertainty
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (357+ words) POPE Leo XIV on Sunday prayed for victims of growing violence in the Sahel, thanked the people of the Canary Islands for welcoming a cruise ship carrying people sick with hantavirus and offered a special blessing for mothers during his…...
In his first year, Pope Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1234+ words) By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski WHEN white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, the surprise was immediate. The Church's leadership had elected its first pope born in the United States, a former Augustinian missionary in Peru who few…...
Brisbane PNG Catholics honour St Peter To Rot at thanksgiving Mass
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (419+ words) ST STEPHEN'S Cathedral in Brisbane was bursting with prayer, song and culture as members of the Papua New Guinea Catholic community gathered on May 3. Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay and Fr Paul Sireh concelebrated the thanksgiving Mass. About 80 dancers participated in…...
'We are giving our lives to Jesus', Kumanjayi Little Baby's mother says
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (475+ words) THE death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has led to an outpouring of grief and prayer across Alice Springs in the past week. The little girl was last seen on April 25 and her body was found on April 30. Jefferson Lewis,…...
Canossian Sister Linh Dinh chooses life of service to God and others
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (729+ words) THERE is complete joy in belonging to God, says Canossian Sister Linh Dinh who made her Perpetual Profession of Vows at the order's Canossa Chapel in Oxley. "I carry tenderly in my heart the moment I lit the candle and…...
From the sacristy to heaven, Claude Gonsalves remembered by family and friends at Aspley parish
1+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) This is an edited version of the homily of parish priest Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Father Biju Thomas at the Funeral Mass of well-known Aspley parishioner Claude Gonsalves. Mr Gonsalves died on April 10 aged 76. CLAUDE Gonsalves was a devoted sacristan,…...
Archbishop Mackinlay blesses new classical college with encouraging words from former PM
1+ week, 6+ day ago (424+ words) BRISBANE Archbishop Shane Mackinlay blessed students, staff, families, supporters and founders of the newly-opened St John Henry Newman College, Tarragindi, at an opening Mass today. The college, named after the 19th-century theologian and saint, launched with a cohort of 46 students…...
Seven powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV's 11-day trip to Africa sharing Jesus' message
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (992+ words) POPE Leo XIV recently completed an 11-day trip visiting the faithful in Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. With stops in 11 cities across those countries, the Holy Father met with the youth, political leaders, prisoners, families and many more to…...
Christian charity means welcoming the vulnerable with dignity, Pope Leo says on African apostolic visit
2+ week, 5+ day ago (508+ words) VISITING a psychiatric hospital on Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV said a humane society was measured not by how it hid weakness, but by how it surrounded the vulnerable with love and stressed that God loved each person "just as we…...
Divine Mercy Sunday a reminder that no sin is greater than God's forgiveness
3+ week, 4+ day ago (804+ words) DIVINE Mercy Sunday was celebrated with prayer, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and adoration across parishes in Brisbane. Three children were baptised at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Parish, Gatton-Laidley. It was a special moment because their mother was…...