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Australian cardinal named by Pope Francis - The Catholic Leader
Oct 7, 2024 · POPE Francis has named 21 news cardinals including one for Australia – Bishop Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne. The announcement will make Cardinal-Designate Bychok, 44, Australia’s only cardinal and the youngest cardinal. Pope Francis made the announcement from a window overlooking ...
The feast day of St Vincent de Paul – patron of Charity
Sep 27, 2024 · Devoted: St Vincent de Paul by Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nou . “IF God is the centre of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.”. God was at the centre of St Vincent de Paul’s life, and today no words are necessary as his name remains synonymous with charity and helping the poor across the world.
How the Rosary delivered victory at the Battle of Lepanto
Oct 7, 2024 · As the fleet sailed out, Pope Pius V ordered the churches of Rome opened for prayer day and night, encouraging the faithful to petition the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary through the recitation of the Rosary. The battle itself was bloody. Some 7,500 Catholic combatants and 20-30,000 Ottoman combatants were killed.
Choice of Australian cardinal shows Pope is full of surprises
Oct 8, 2024 · Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge said Pope Francis had always been “a man of surprises, but never more so than when he names new Cardinals”. “One of the biggest surprises – at least for me – was the nomination of Bishop Mykola Bychok in the recent list,” he said. “At 44, Bishop Mykola is the youngest bishop on the Australia ...
Mother Teresa was a Christian who placed her ultimate trust in her …
Sep 6, 2023 · Saints are not extra-human, but are wholly human, just as Christ was wholly man and wholly God. Mother Teresa provides us with an example of something so very important – she was a Christian who placed her ultimate trust in her God, with complete faith that He would carry her through the most difficult times. It is the example of complete ...
Rosicrucians - The Catholic Leader
Sep 8, 2013 · Today the Rosicrucians claim to be a world-wide fraternal organisation devoted to the study and application of the natural laws that govern the universe to enable everyone to live in harmony with the creative, cosmic forces for the attainment of health, happiness and peace. Given the anti-Catholic origins and the aims and methods of the ...
Sisters are simply living the Josephite life - The Catholic Leader
Mar 18, 2016 · Today, there are 835 sisters in the Josephite order. However, in the past two years only six women attended final professions, and two took their first professions. “In the 1950s when we had 40 or 50 sisters attending final professions each year,” the order’s congregational leader Sr Monica Cavanagh said. “There are a smaller group of ...
The story of St Francis and the Sultan - The Catholic Leader
Oct 4, 2024 · Francis crossed enemy lines to meet Sultan Malik-el-Kamil, the nephew of the famous Muslim leader Saladin, who was the ruler of Egypt and a powerful figure among the Muslim forces. Francis was accompanied by one fellow friar and they managed to reach the Muslim camp. They were captured and beaten by the Sultan’s soldiers, who were ready to ...
New Catholic education leader announced for Cairns diocese
Jun 18, 2024 · CAIRNS Catholic Education will have a new leader in 2025, with Diarmuid O’Riordan selected to take the reins from Bill Dixon, who will retire in December. Mr O’Riordan is no stranger to Cairns, having served as Catholic education’s deputy executive director from 2014 to 2016. He is currently deputy executive director of Brisbane Catholic ...