No homilies that put parishioners to sleep, urges Pope Francis
POPE Francis has urged priests to deliver rousing homilies - not homilies that put parishioners to sleep. The pontiff delivered ...
POPE Francis has urged priests to deliver rousing homilies - not homilies that put parishioners to sleep. The pontiff delivered ...
WHEN Queensland went into mourning for losing the State of Origin opener in Townsville, Sr Monique Singh couldn’t help but ...
Fondly remembered: Fr Pat Dowd BRISBANE priest Fr Pat Dowd, described as a “real friend” and a humble and dedicated ...
Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...
Garden of Emerald: Fr Truc Quoc Phan (left) and Fr Firminus (Yon) Wiryono in the garden they established at the ...
Vale: Fr William Creede pictured here with a photograph of his family in 2013. THE last surviving sibling of eight ...
Zooming ahead: Priests of Townsville diocese join Bishop Tim Harris (centre) for a meeting to discuss how to reach out ...
Called to serve: Joshua Whitehead and Brendan Gormley lie prostrate during their ordination Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral on May ...
Thankful: Archbishop Mark Coleridge with Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament priests serving in Queensland. BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge celebrated ...
Mick Greathead: “That feeling of being overwhelmed changed into a sensation of peace, joy, relief; I was happy and ready ...
Reaching out: “The Year of Youth has been a time for whole Catholic community – lay people, religious, deacons, priests, ...
Under water: An aerial view shows a partially submerged road in the Indian state of Kerala Aug. 19. Photo: CNS/Sivaram ...
Sacrosanct moment: Penitents wait in line to receive the sacrament of Penance. Clergy advocacy groups representing more than 2000 priests ...
Apology planned: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 13, ...
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today released a report describing “catastrophic failure” in Church ...
Pastoral visit: Divine Word Missionaries superior general Fr Heinz Kuluke (centre) with Kingston-Marsden missionaries Fr Bang Van Nguyen and Fr ...
Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...
Homilist: Dominican Father Matthew Boland gives the homily at the Mass in Our Lady of Graces Church, Carina, celebrating the ...
International partnership: Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia, Nigeria, and Archbishop Mark Coleridge signing the new Memorandum of Understanding between Umuahia ...
Called home: Augustinian Father Patrick Bourke and Fr Patrick Fahey died in December.TWO Augustinian Fathers with strong connections to Brisbane ...
Future priests: Br Peter Buckley, Br Shawn Murphy, Br Francis King and Br Conor Power in Toronto, where Australia’s Oratory ...
Jubilee: (Front from left) Umuahia Bishop Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Bishop Joseph Oudeman and Bishop Brian Finnigan with some ...
Catholic crowd: Pilgrims crowd Copacabana beach as Pope Francis celebrates the closing Mass of World Youth Day July 28 in ...
Pastor to all: Pope Francis says a priest, before all other obligations, must be the pastor he was ordained to ...
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