DRIVING along Reedy Creek Road in Burleigh Waters, you might now catch a glimpse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, illuminated on Marymount Primary School's new $9 million Marian Centre. The three-storey mural was brought to life with spray...

AUSTRALIAN Maronites are mourning a priest killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an Israeli tank fired on a residential home where he had rushed to assist wounded parishioners. Fr Pierre al-Rahi, 48, died from injuries...

GOING to Mass helped Ivy Anderson and Jeremy Hauter find peace, and inspired their decision to become Catholics. They are among 454 people in the Brisbane archdiocese, almost twice as many as last year’s 241, who will be baptised this Easter. For...

By Georgia Whiteley RESIDENTS have been urged to evacuate towards higher ground as rising floodwaters threaten to peak at levels close to Bundaberg's record highs. After days of heavy downpour across south-east Queensland, several dams and rivers have...

DANNY and Leila Abdallah faced unimaginable tragedy when their three young children and niece were killed on a Sydney street in 2020 and stunned the nation when they chose to forgive the driver responsible...

POPE Leo XIV is praying for a swift end to all hostilities in the Middle East and has expressed his sorrow over the death of a Maronite priest, who died during an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon, on March 9. "Pope Leo XIV expresses his profound sorrow...

SEVERAL parishes in Brisbane archdiocese are welcoming new parish priests this year. We spoke to a few and while they'll all bring their own gifts to their ministry, there's one common theme - they want to connect with their parishioners. Stay tuned to...

By Georgia Whiteley SEAS of Pink swept through Queensland yesterday, raising more than $2 million to support women fighting breast cancer. Nearly 23,500 people ran through Brisbane CBD for this year's Mater Chicks in Pink International...

HERE is a roundup of Catholic world news you might have missed: CATHOLIC bishops in Europe and Asia are calling for deescalation of the Iran war as the conflict broadens across the Middle East. "No political leader has the authority to unleash war at...

WHEN Patricia McMahon is out helping people in the community, she always feels like she gets more out of it than they do. Ms McMahon has dedicated 13 years to St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland and, since 2022, has served as the first female...