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Broken Bay priest lifts up cancer diagnosis in prayer for vocations
BROKEN Bay priest Fr Sam French, who has a large online following, revealed yesterday that he had been diagnosed with cancer and had undergone a successful surgery. The priest who...
Read MoreMonica looks for the face of Jesus in everyone she meets
MONICA Molloy loves her neighbours. She can name just about every person in her street, the names of their children and a little tidbit about each of them. If pushed,...
Read MorePope offers prayers for prisoners of war and victims of torture
POPE Francis has appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and offered special prayers for those who have endured torture. At the end of his weekly general audience ,...
Read MoreHundreds of mourners farewell Fr Marty Larsen at Funeral Mass
BRISBANE priest Fr Marty Larsen was remembered by family, friends, students, parishioners and colleagues as a warm priest who had a "great sense of fun and a wonderful spirituality" at...
Read MoreRetiring journalist Mark Bowling reflects on a turbulent decade reporting for the Church
IN a wooden chest of draws at home, I keep copies of The Catholic Leader. Over the last decade, I've accumulated deep piles of the newspaper that report and reflect...
Read MoreSydney archbishop urges faithful not to respond to violence with fear or reprisal, but peace
SYDNEY Archbishop Anthony Fisher has urged peace in the aftermath of the attack on an Assyrian orthodox church on Monday night. Archbishop Fisher has said Sydney faithful deserved to "worship...
Read MoreFr Mario reflects on one year of mission in Juba
FRANCISCAN Father Mario Debattista sees the heart of the Church at work in the everyday faith of ordinary people. Fr Debattista is back in Australia for a month's rest after...
Read MoreAssyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel attacked at Sydney church
SYDNEY has been rocked by a second violent event in under a week, this time at Christ the Good Shepherd Church, an Assyrian community in Wakeley. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel...
Read MorePope Francis to travel to Indonesia, Singapore, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea
POPE Francis will travel to the southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore later this year. The 11-day multi-country voyage from September 2-13 will be...
Read MoreSix new icons glow with the glory of God at Holy Spirit Seminary
NEWLY finished icons of Saints Mary Magdalene, Peter, Mary Mother of God, John the Baptist, Paul and Mary of the Cross now light the way to the heart of the...
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