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BRISBANE Archdiocese has welcomed the state government’s announcement of the Queensland Protection Commission and its commitment of $250 million to strengthen the protection of children.   “The protection of children is a shared responsibility. It is also a sacred one,” Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay said.  The government will establish the&...

EVERY day, Jim Kearney checks his smartwatch to ensure he hits his discipline of 10,000 steps. “Being part of the Secular Franciscan Order is a discipline as well,” Mr Kearney said, who shares his Franciscan life with the Kedron-based fraternity. He said keeping to the rhythm of the Divine Office and the prayers of the […]

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SEVERAL parishes in the Brisbane archdiocese welcome new parish priests throughout the year. We spoke to a few and while they’ll all bring their own gifts to their ministry, there’s one common theme – they want to connect with their parishioners. Stay tuned to the Catholic Leader to find out a little more about our […]

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HOUSING affordability on the Gold Coast is outpacing the rest of the country, leaving some residents spending more than 90 per cent of their income on rent, according to a report by St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland. “It’s not a sustainable way to live,” South coast (Gold Coast region) society president Tony Moore said. […]

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POPE Leo XIV said yesterday that when the Gospel was proclaimed and lived out, evil gave way before the power of the risen Jesus Christ. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace for the June 14 Angelus in St Peter’s Square, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel from Matthew, saying it “brings us a great […]

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