ARCHBISHOP Shane Mackinlay has blessed Brisbane pilgrims before they attend the canonisation of Papua New Guinea's first saint in Rome. Pope Leo XIV will declare Blessed Peter To Rot a saint on October 19. During Mass at St Stephen's Cathedral on October...

Brisbane parishioner Kate Hobbs attended the canonisation of St Carlo Acutis and St Pier Giorgio Frassati in Rome on September 7. Here she reflects on their lives, faith, devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and their dedication to helping the poor. ALTHOUGH...

MANY Christians “need to go back and re-read the Gospel” because they have forgotten that faith and love for the poor go hand in hand, Pope Leo XIV said in his first major papal document. “Love for the poor - whatever the form their...

A FRIENDSHIP that began in the classroom of St Joseph's Convent School, Childers more than seven decades ago continues to flourish today. Dorothy "Doffy" Cusack and Rosalie "Rosie" Meikle first met as bright-eyed Year 1 students in 1954, their days filled...

BRISBANE priest Fr Sang Duc Bui's family home was hit badly by Typhoon Bualoi, which made landfall in Vietnam on September 29. "My parents and youngest sister spent the whole night trying to keep the roof, but because the typhoon was so strong and moved...

THE Care for Creation group at Our Lady, Queen of Apostles in Stafford celebrated eight centuries of praying St Francis' prayer, The Canticle of Creation, with a series of prayerful and practical actions. It culminated in the event - a Pilgrimage of Hope...

BRAZILIAN Catholics in Brisbane will be celebrating their patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida, on October 12. At Dutton Park Parish, South Brisbane, the statue of Our Lady has been visiting homes every week. Associate priest Fr Francisco Evangelista said...

TRUE disciples of Jesus Christ listen to and understand others and they always speak the truth, even in the presence of those who are powerful, Pope Leo XIV said. However, Christian witness “is not to be confused with ideological propaganda,”...

THE Australian community was joined by Pope Leo XIV for evening prayer at Domus Australia Catholic Chapel in Rome on Monday, October 6. Before praying vespers with approximately 150 people, the Holy Father blessed a restored painting of Our Lady of the...

SYDNEY Archbishop Anthony Fisher has shared Pope Leo XIV's chosen theme for the International Eucharistic Congress in 2028 (IEC2028). Titled, "This is My Body, Given for You", the message encapsulated the entirety of the Christian story, Archbishop Fisher...