OVERCOMING grief and still-raw pain, the family of a former Catholic schoolboy who died from an overdose at a music festival, are rallying to promote drug education and improve safety measures for young party revellers. Joshua Tam, 22, a former Marist College Ashgrove student, a talented rugby player who was studying at QUT, was at the Lost Paradise music festival ... Read More »
AS young Catholics from across Australia arrive in Central America en route to World Youth Day in Panama, some have spoken of an emotional homecoming – their families fled strife-torn Central America decades ago, and this is their first chance to return. Other pilgrims have spoken of their hopes for coming face-to-face with Pope Francis and having a faith encounter ... Read More »
PILGRIMS from the Sunshine State have gathered in droves and entered Panama City to celebrate World Youth Day 2019 with Pope Francis and hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the globe. WYD 2019, which ran from January 22 to 27 (today), was the 16th World Youth Day since its inception in 1984. While journeying to Panama City, pilgrims representing ... Read More »
ON the eve of the aged-care royal commission, the Federal Government announced funding boosts for home-care packages, and for vital building modifications to help seniors stay living independently at home. An additional 5000 level-three and 5000 level-four home-care packages will be allocated by mid-year, providing funding for up to $50,000 of care services per person per year including nursing, home ... Read More »
AUSTRALIAN flags worn as capes, temporarily tattooed on arms and cheeks, and others held high above the crowds marked the entrance of the green-and-gold pilgrims into Panama City for World Youth Day 2019. An estimated 1000 Australian Catholics journeyed in faith to Panama for the five day event held from January 22 to 27. They joined hundreds of thousands of ... Read More »
SOME of Australia’s largest aged-care providers have submitted tens of thousands of incident reports of abuse, neglect and poor care to the royal commission into the quality and safety of aged care that opened on Friday (January 18). Amongst the flood of information received by the commission is evidence that some elderly nursing home residents have been doped for years ... Read More »
DISTINGUISHED Brisbane doctor Peter Steer will join the Mater Group this month after being appointed as the organisation’s new chief executive officer. Dr Steer, who has spent much of his career working in New Zealand and Canada, said he was happy to return to the Mater where his career began in 1982. “Brisbane has always been home,” Dr Steer said. ... Read More »
THIRTY-one pilgrims, including Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy, found themselves humbled and spiritually reawakened walking the roads Jesus walked. Fr Noel Milner, who has worked with parishes from Brisbane to Blackall, led the group with Bishop McCarthy to the Holy Land. “It is always a great spiritual privilege to go on pilgrimage – to walk where Jesus walked, as they say,” ... Read More »
A “NEW uprising” of young leaders at this year’s Summer Camp, run by Ignite Youth, a national youth-based ministry in Brisbane archdiocese, helped it be “the best-run one yet”. Ignite Youth director Kym Keady praised the efforts of “a surge of a new generation of leaders” at the end of last weekend’s camp. Summer Camp has been held since 2013 ... Read More »
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