The Catholic Leader Keeping Faith with You

THE smiles and easy disposition of Nades, Priya, Kopika and Tharnicaa belie their broken-hearted predicament. The asylum-seeking Tamil family that settled in Biloela has now spent more than 1000 days in immigration detention, and face spending their third Christmas away from their adopted home in outback Queensland. “Where is our compassion, where Jesus is asking us to love our neighbours,” ... Read More »

SATURDAY afternoon has rolled around and Tamil refugee Nobert Eltran takes his usual place on the top step of Sacred Heart Church, Rosalie. He waits as people pull up in the carpark for the 4.30pm Vigil Mass. Like every other Saturday, he runs down to open the car doors for elderly parishioners struggling to exit their vehicle. He also hands ... Read More »