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BRISBANE Archbishop Mark Coleridge led hundreds of schoolchildren, teachers, clergy, religious, churchworkers, parishioners, dignitaries and guests in celebrating, to the day, the 150th anniversary of the blessing and dedication of St Stephen's Cathedral...

STAFFORD parish is soaking in the sun with its newly-installed solar panels, set to cut power bills by 90 per cent over their lifetime, and Fr Joe McKay says the timing could not be better with Laudato Si' Week fast approaching. "For me, Laudato Si' is...

THE voices of Australian Catholics from 25 dioceses and three Eastern Catholic eparchies are helping to shape the way the universal Church will communicate with the world. From February to April, hundreds of Catholics contributed their thoughts on how...

FEDERAL Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Albanese Government’s third budget last night highlighting relief on energy bills, for taxpayers and rental assistance. The 2024-25 Federal Budget showcases a surplus of $ 9.3 billion for the current...

REAL Talk Australia says the Church's teachings on sex and relationships are more relevant than ever. Real Talk Australia share a message of life, love and successful relationships, all based on the teachings of the Catholic Church, especially Pope...

THE heavy rains that have hit the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul since the end of April have flooded 31 churches in the four vicariates of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. "Due to the height of the water, we lost all the items for Mass, equipment,...

FIVE decades of faith, memories and history were remembered by Aspley parishioners recently when Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge visited for the church's golden jubilee. Parishioners from the war memorial Church of Our Lady and St Dympna celebrated...

QUICK action by alert parishioners and local police are credited with averting a tragedy at St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, Louisiana, in the United States yesterday. As 60 children were preparing for their First Holy Communion, the parish...

THIS year's Corpus Christi procession through Brisbane city streets will be a "beautiful illustration of the diversity and richness of our Catholic Church”, organisers have said. On Sunday, June 2, thousands of Catholics from parishes, cultural...

MAY 13 is the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to three shepherd children in the small village of Fatima in Portugal in 1917. She appeared six times to Lucia, 9, and her cousins Francisco, 8, and his sister Jacinta, 6, between May 13, 1917 and...