NEW FARM’s Holy Spirit Parish has become the first in the Archdiocese of Brisbane to successfully fundraise for and welcome a refugee family. Parish priest Scalabrinian Father Luis Antonio Diaz Lamus said credit went to the parishioners who supported...

THE Bundaberg branch of the Catholic Women’s League has marked a remarkable milestone -- 60 years of faith-filled service to the Church and community. Members gathered for a Mass at St Patrick’s Church, celebrated by parish priest Fr Don White...

THE Catholic Church is facing a new wave of violence in Africa. In Nigeria, 265 students from a Catholic school remain captive after being kidnapped last week while an archbishop in Cameroon is threatening to close parishes if a kidnapped priest is not...

WHEN Fr Will Aupito Iuliano stepped into the light of celebrating the opening Mass at the September Ignite Youth Conference in Brisbane, attendees had no idea he was about to break into a rap to begin his homily. “I need you, off the rip, to lay...

ADVENT is quickly approaching, and as the hustle and bustle of the holiday season begins to make its way into our lives, here are five resources to help you prepare to welcome Jesus this Christmas. Read also: What is Advent, when does it start, and how...

By Dr Clare Burns WHAT does hope look like? Sometimes, it looks like a steaming cup of coffee offered on a cold night. Sometimes, it's a laugh shared over a Dad joke on a street corner. For me, hope has often looked like a simple red shirt - the Rosies...

BRISBANE Catholic Education will see 4000 graduates walk out the school gates for the last time today. Mary MacKillop College, Nundah, mission captain Giselle Grace said she felt "anticipation and excitement" as she prepared to leave the college gates...

By Terry Lees WHENEVER I take a plane flight, I am always captivated by the cloud formations. According to the World Meteorological Organisation, there are close to 100 different types of clouds based on factors such as shape, transparency and...

POPE Leo XIV has appointed Nigerian Monsignor Anthony Ekpo as assessor for general affairs of the Secretariat of State. Fr Ekpo, 44, succeeds Fr Roberto Campisi, who was appointed permanent observer of the Holy See to UNESCO in September. Msgr Ekpo was...

CHRISTMAS is a special time for Catholics, and we are called to prepare ourselves in the weeks leading up to it. This year, Advent begins on Sunday, 30 November, and runs for about four weeks until December 24. In Brisbane, parishes are preparing with...