THE ongoing presence of the risen Christ fills life with meaning and proves that the human yearning for eternity is not only justified but is within reach, Pope Leo XIV said. “Christ’s resurrection is not an idea, a theory, but the event that...

AS Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to advance, Catholic education in Brisbane is seeing gains using a Vatican-approved technology design. Brisbane Catholic Education was the first K-12 organisation in the world to be approved for the Rome Call...

DANIEL Eduardo Hincapie Gallego and Stefania Osorio Ceballos’ dreams came true when Pope Leo XIV blessed their marriage recently. "To stand in the presence of the Holy Father and receive his blessing felt like the crowning moment of our sacrament,"...

MERCY Sister Angela Mary Doyle has been honoured for her lifetime of service to Queenslanders with Mater's highest award, the Catherine McAuley Medallion. The award celebrates the legacy of Catherine McAuley - who founded the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin...

WHILE praising devotion to the Blessed Mother, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith firmly rejected moves to formally proclaim Mary as “co-redemptrix” or “co-mediatrix”. In a lengthy doctrinal note titled Mater Populi Fidelis...

A GROUP of teenagers from the Sunshine Coast has swept up two music national music awards competing with bands from across Australia. The Spice Boyz from Siena Catholic College in Sippy Downs won the Harwyn Rocking the Nation competition in Melbourne,...

LOYALTY to God and community among the people of Papua New Guinea is what inspired 17-year-old Tynan Abeyewardene to help a few churches. The Year 11 student from Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly, raised $2000 through a school bake sale to buy equipment...

MELISSA Ledwich knows the stress that comes with the lead-up to Christmas could easily overwhelm anyone. "I have three young kids under six years old and so Christmas time - it's busy," she said. "We've got to meet all...

REDEMPTORIST Father Hugh Thomas died the day he met healing priest Fr Rozo Palic. Fr Thomas was known for enthusiastically supporting St John Paul II's call for perpetual adoration chapels to be set up across the world. "It's the fastest growing movement...

BRISBANE Archbishop Shane Mackinlay has been elected president of the Australian Catholic University Corporation. Archbishop Mackinlay said he was honoured to be elected to the role. "I believe that Australian Catholic University makes a very valuable...