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THE most powerful and effective method of evangelisation is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said. "I can recite the Creed by heart, I can talk about everything we believe in, but if your life is not consistent with that,...

JUNE is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month. This year, the solemnity falls on June 16. The date changes each year because it is celebrated on the Friday...

THE Catholic Leader sat down with former columnist Sebastian Condon and his fiancee Inez to talk about life, love and theology. TCL: Tell us a bit about your backstory, and your journey so far. Inez - Well, I can say that Sebastian's many years of training...

"GROWING up, people thought I had no voice at all." Things had changed for the Voice to Parliament campaigner and union official Thomas Mayo, who spoke to a sold-out gathering at Evangelisation Brisbane's first Laurel Blow Speaker Series event for 2023...

BISHOPS from India, Europe and the United States, as well as 20 members of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, were among those who attended the ordination and installation ceremony of Bishop John Panamthotthatil yesterday. He was ordained by...

FROM office furniture to groundskeeping, Brisbane Catholic Education procurement team is connecting schools to First Nations businesses as part of an intentional strategy to increase supplier diversity. BCE Manager of Procurement Ramon Gomez said a commitment...

NEWLY-ordained Darwin priest Fr Andric Dean Tobias Taberdo wanted his first words in his priestly ministry to be "thanks to God who draws us together in a communion of love and, who in love, also called me to the priesthood". "Out of the depths of my...

BRISBANE'S Cathedral precinct is home to the city's first red bench - a place to sit and have a conversation about domestic violence. Centacare, which supports thousands of women and children experiencing domestic and family violence, unveiled the bench...

FORMER Brisbane-based priest Fr John Panamthottathil will be ordained bishop of the Syro-Malabar eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Melbourne today. The episcopal ordination and installation ceremony will begin with a liturgical procession at 4:45 pm...

BRISBANE Catholic Education has announced a First Nations Language Curriculum aimed at empowering its 77,000 students to engage authentically and sensitively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities. This National Reconciliation...