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New Cairns bishop ordained - The Catholic Leader
Aug 16, 2024 · CAIRNS diocese welcomed their eighth Bishop Joseph Caddy at an episcopal ordination at St Monica’s War Memorial Cathedral last night. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge ordained Bishop Caddy surrounded by clergy from across Australia, members of the diocese and friends and family of Bishop Caddy, who all packed into St Monica’s, with thousands more watching along […]
Here are the stories of 10 new saints being canonised this Sunday
May 12, 2022 · Learn about the lives and miracles of the 10 men and women from Italy, France, India and the Netherlands who were recognised as saints by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022. The list includes Blessed Charles de Foucauld, a French hermit and martyr, and Blessed Titus Brandsma, a Dutch Carmelite who died in a concentration camp.
New Catholic education leader announced for Cairns diocese
Jun 18, 2024 · CAIRNS Catholic Education will have a new leader in 2025, with Diarmuid O’Riordan selected to take the reins from Bill Dixon, who will retire in December. Mr O’Riordan is no stranger to Cairns, having served as Catholic education’s deputy executive director from 2014 to 2016. He is currently deputy executive director of Brisbane Catholic Education. […]
St John's legacy lies not only in his writings, but in his dedication ...
Dec 27, 2023 · ST John, the son of Zebedee and brother of St James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He became the “beloved disciple” and the only one of the Twelve who did not forsake the Saviour in the hour of His Passion. He […]
Sandhurst seminarian says vocation to priesthood freeing, not …
Oct 21, 2019 · SEMINARIAN and former intern at The Catholic Leader, Adi Indra, can tick getting ordained over the burial site of the first pope from his bucket list. The Indonesian-born seminarian for the Sandhurst diocese in Victoria was ordained a deacon on October 3 at St Peter’s Basilica which, in Catholic tradition, is known as the place […]
ADF to fly Pope Francis to remote Papua New Guinea town next …
Aug 29, 2024 · By UCA News THE Papua New Guinean Government has called upon the Australian Defence Force to fly Pope Francis to the remote town of Vanimo in far northwest Sepik province when he tours the country next week. “The Australian Government has graciously accepted our call for support and will provide an ADF carrier to bring […]
Relics of St Therese and Sts Louis and Zelie Martin bringing graces …
Feb 12, 2020 · THEIR hands pressed to the reliquary glass-casing and eyes shut in silent prayer, thousands of Brisbane Catholics took a few moments to pray with the relics of St Therese of Lisieux and her parents Sts Zelie and Louis Martin as they pilgrimaged around the archdiocese last week. It was the first time Sts Zelie’s and […]
How the Brisbane Archdiocese is helping to end domestic violence
May 11, 2016 · THE Archdiocese of Brisbane will introduce paid leave for domestic and family violence victims as part of a concerted community push to eradicate the scourge. Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said special leave would be implemented for the archdiocese’s thousands of employees across its agencies and parishes. The archdiocese this week launched Rewrite the Story: Let’s […]
From alcoholism to Christ - The Catholic Leader
Jul 14, 2024 · VENERABLE Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Church. After spending more than a decade of his life as an alcoholic, Talbot found strength in the Eucharist, the rosary, and confession to uphold a vow […]