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FORMER Parramatta Bishop Kevin Manning died aged 90 yesterday. Bishop Manning was the second Bishop of Parramatta, leading it during a period of rapid growth from 1997 to 2010. Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long was with Bishop Manning when he died. "Bishop...

TODAY marks the feast day of St Bonaventure, who is called "The Seraphic Doctor" of the Church. St Bonaventure is known for his leadership of the Franciscans and his great intellectual contributions to theology and philosophy. He was born in Bagnorea...

THE Holy See is praying for peace after an alleged shooter fired on Former President Donald Trump, killing a spectator and wounding two others, at a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter, who fired from an elevated position, was shot and...

VENERABLE Matt Talbot, an Irishman whose journey from alcoholism to the heights of holiness has inspired many who struggle with addiction, is being considered for sainthood in the Church. After spending more than a decade of his life as an alcoholic,...

GOD'S mission for the Church walks two paths at once - the inbound road, towards the renewal of faith at the centre of our hearts and our communities, and the outbound road, bringing Jesus to the world, all the way to the leper at the margin. "God is...

FIVE educators from St Teresa's Catholic College Noosaville have been announced as the winner of the Archdiocese of Brisbane's Spirit of Catholic Education Award 2024 for challenging domestic and family violence. The team was selected as the...

TOOWOOMBA Bishop Ken Howell took his seat in St Patrick's Cathedral 12 months ago and he says there has been a lot to learn and a lot of ground to cover. It has been a great year, he says. The highlight, he says, is getting around to the different communities,...

I REMEMBER when we were moving houses, my wife and I were unpacking a box of religious paraphernalia we had collected over the years. At the bottom, fallen between the encyclicals and a truly staggering tangle of rosary beads, was the silvery glint of...

DRIELI Roveda and her husband Lee were racing in a taxi to catch a pre-booked tour of the Vatican while honeymooning in Italy in 2019. "I wasn't in a good mood, we were running late and I was saying to my husband, 'Let's just go do something else'," she...

PRESENTATION Sister Elvera Sesta walked arm-in-arm with student leaders through a sea of cheering students after 60 years of teaching and "not a day worked" at St Rita's College, Clayfield, on July 9. "I love teaching," she said. "It was never a job to...