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Presidential protest: Activists participate in a protest against Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele at the National Congress in the capital, San...

On location: Wollongong Bishop Brian Mascord on set for the filming of Mass for You at Home, which will now...

New finding: More doctors and nurses needed to work in palliative care. AUSTRALIA has only half the number of palliative...

Myanmar mourns: A funeral procession for Thet Naing Win, one of two people shot dead when police in Mandalay tried...

A hand up: Vinnies steps in to help people who are finding it hard to make ends meet. The St...

Faith journey: Catechumens attend the Rite of Election in St Stephen’s Cathedral. Photo: Courtesy Jenny Close BRISBANE’S Catholic community will...

Humanitarian campaign: “For the first time in my life, in the camp, I felt cared for and accepted,” Jamila, Bangladesh....

Church mission: George Spencer who worked tirelessly for the conversion of England to the Catholic faith. Photo: Public domain via...

Decades old: The first edition of The Catholic Leader was published on December 5, 1929. The publication is 92 years...

Fondly remembered: Fr Pat Dowd BRISBANE priest Fr Pat Dowd, described as a “real friend” and a humble and dedicated...

Bishops' letter: Catholic Schools have much to celebrate, but also current challenges. Photo: Mark Bowling THE Australian Catholic Bishops’ have...

Better choice: “Much of our chocolate is made using cocoa beans harvested by children, often in the West African region.” ...

Easter egg buying tip: buy only chocolate that is certified slavery-free. A CATHOLIC organisation fighting modern slavery and human trafficking has launched it’s...

New laws: The changes to the legal code have been made to update the existing practices, particularly in investigations and...

https://youtu.be/V9r8W1Vhv7M Lenten beginning: This is the homily of Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge for the Ash Wednesday Mass on February 17,...

Nuns show the three-finger salute outside the Chinese Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, as they protest against the military coup and...

Sacred way: Christians carry a cross during a procession along Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City on Good Friday. HOLY...

Compassion: “We’re giving them what is their right. We’re helping them to have the basic necessities of human life. And...

A Tamil asylum seeker family remains held on Christmas Island fighting deportation to Sri Lanka. A Tamil family seeking asylum...

Musical monk: Benedictine Father Robert Nixon playing the piano at New Norcia monastery. Fr Nixon will return to his home...

Aged care woes: A new coalition of health providers wants to prioritise the needs of older Australians. ABOUT 1,000 health...

Lenten Time: A man receives ashes on Ash Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York in 2014. This year...

Dialogues: Pope Francis greets Cardinal Louis Sako, the Baghdad-based patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, during a meeting with Chaldean...

Diamond days: Fr Pat Dowd, celebrating his diamond anniversary of priesthood, processes into St Stephen’s Cathedral on July 17, 2019,...

Sr Andre: “Daily happiness is being able to go and pray”. FRENCH Daughter of Charity Sr Andre has been “cured”...