Archbishop names 'greatest challenge'
ARCHBISHOP Mark Coleridge in becoming the seventh Bishop and sixth Archbishop of Brisbane on May 11 indicated he is determined to lead in facing "the Church's greatest challenge in these times".
Harsh marks for Federal Budget
HEADS of two national Catholic welfare organisations have criticised Federal Government Budget measures expected to strip nearly $700 million in total from 100,000 Australian single-parent families.
New Toowoomba bishop named
TOOWOOMBA diocese's newly appointed bishop Monsignor Robert McGuckin says his hobby of fishing is perhaps fitting for one who has been called to be "a Fisher of Men".
This week in The Catholic Leader
- Works starts on Springfield primary school
- Knights of the Southern Cross launch prayer crusade for vocations
- Schools reminded to be vigilant about weapons
- Disability network bears fruit
Bolivian bishops want halt to logging
BOLIVIA (ACN News): Declaring that "cultivation and logging must cease", the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia has condemned the widespread cultivation of coca and the destruction of rainforests.
Greetings in the Risen Christ
This is the homily Archbishop Mark Coleridge delivered at the Solemn Mass and Liturgical Reception of him as Archbishop of Brisbane in St Stephen's Cathedral on May 11.
Holy Saturday tradition continues
IT'S a 16-year tradition organised by Sunnybank parish youth leaders that once again was enjoyed this year.
Re-linking with Edmund Rice
ST Columban's College, Caboolture, has reconnected with its past after signing on as an associate school of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA).
Ascension texts, old and new
READERS may find it interesting to compare the new texts for the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord that will be used today for the first time with those from the previous Missal.
Facing mental illness with care of friends
NEIL Menzies still remembers his sense of relief about 22 years ago to find Catholic Psychiatric Pastoral Care (CPPC) listed in a Brisbane telephone directory.
Holiday mysteries unfold in suburbs
WISH YOU WERE HERE: Starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Price, Teresa Palmer and Anthony Starr. Directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith. Rated MA15+ (Strong themes and violence). 89 mins.
Reviewed by Fr Peter Malone MSC
Government praised for Holy See appointment
THE Australian Government has confirmed the appointment of John McCarthy QC as Australia's new Ambassador to the Holy See.