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By Jo Hayes I RECENTLY went on a date in a cemetery. A picnic, in fact. And it was delightful. I'll stop you before you get too far down the...

POPE Francis announced on Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonised during...

AFTER 61 years in the priesthood, Marist Father John Begg died on November 10 at Villa Maria, Fortitude Valley. He has been lovingly remembered as a dedicated priest, missionary and...

CHRISTIANS across the world are taking a stand to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians and raise awareness for their struggle on Red Wednesday. An initiative by Aid to the...

FR William Aupito Iuliano's new haircut was all the buzz at St Ita's Primary School at Dutton Park last Friday. Students went into the draw to win a turn at...

AS the 1000th day since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine approached, the Holy See's Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said he hoped the milestone would “awaken a...

NEWLY-ordained Deacon Hugo Silva caught a "glimpse of Heaven" during the Litany of the Saints at his ordination on Saturday. He was ordained with Deacon Martin Lewis to the permanent...

MARY is a model of the kind of openness to the Holy Spirit that all Christians should have, an openness that allowed her to say "yes" to God's plan for...

TOOWOOMBA Bishop Ken Howell has ordained three men, Sang Duc Bui, BJ Perrett and Sean Woods, to the transitional diaconate at a Mass at Holy Spirit Chapel, Banyo, today. Deacons...

DALE Ahlquist has spent the better part of his life studying the work of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, who he claims has emerged as the best author of the 20th century....