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By Jo Hayes I RECENTLY went on a date in a cemetery. A picnic, in fact. And it was delightful. I'll stop you before you get too far down the road of thinking that myself, or the man, are the macabre sort, with a weird interest in the deceased. Visiting...

POPE Francis announced on Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonised during two major jubilee celebrations dedicated to young people...

AFTER 61 years in the priesthood, Marist Father John Begg died on November 10 at Villa Maria, Fortitude Valley. He has been lovingly remembered as a dedicated priest, missionary and friend to many, and his presence will be sorely missed as he enters eternal...

CHRISTIANS across the world are taking a stand to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians and raise awareness for their struggle on Red Wednesday. An initiative by Aid to the Church in Need, Red Wednesday sees hundreds of cathedrals, churches and...

FR William Aupito Iuliano's new haircut was all the buzz at St Ita's Primary School at Dutton Park last Friday. Students went into the draw to win a turn at shaving Fr Iuliano's long locks at a school assembly, all to raise funds for the local St Francis'...

AS the 1000th day since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine approached, the Holy See's Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said he hoped the milestone would “awaken a sense of responsibility in everyone, especially those...

NEWLY-ordained Deacon Hugo Silva caught a "glimpse of Heaven" during the Litany of the Saints at his ordination on Saturday. He was ordained with Deacon Martin Lewis to the permanent diaconate by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge at St Stephen's Cathedral...

MARY is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to say "yes" to God's plan for the salvation of the world, Pope Francis said. "Let us learn from her to be docile to the inspirations...

TOOWOOMBA Bishop Ken Howell has ordained three men, Sang Duc Bui, BJ Perrett and Sean Woods, to the transitional diaconate at a Mass at Holy Spirit Chapel, Banyo, today. Deacons Woods, 33, and Bui, 33, were ordained to serve in Brisbane archdiocese while...

DALE Ahlquist has spent the better part of his life studying the work of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, who he claims has emerged as the best author of the 20th century. Described as the pre-eminent Chestertonian scholar, and as president of the Society of...