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Handbags of Hope brighten lives of women in flood-hit community
- . 6 June 2024
Handbags full of hope have been delivered by some passionate people in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese to a community that’s feeling a “little bit forgotten”. Source: MNnews.Today.
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Salvaged hospital tiles give new life to rural church’s leaky roof
- . 5 June 2024
Roof tiles salvaged from the demolition of the old nurses’ quarters at a rural Queensland health service have found a new lease of life at St Peter’s Church, Childers, where they will patch a leaking roof. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Record crowds Walk with Christ as hopes grow for Eucharistic Congress
- . 3 June 2024
Record crowds have celebrated the largest Walk With Christ since the COVID pandemic, with more than 15,000 Catholics joining the procession through the streets of Sydney for the Feast of Corpus Christi. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
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Ancient art of bellringing still holds a-peal for young practitioners
- . 31 May 2024
Nicolette Axiak has been bellringing at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta, for three years and considers herself “still very much in the early days” of mastering the craft. Source: Catholic Outlook.
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Rockhampton bishop celebrates 10 years of episcopal ministry
- . 29 May 2024
Rockhampton Bishop Michael McCarthy will today mark 10 years of episcopal ministry with Mass at St Joseph’s Cathedral, Rockhampton. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Brisbane parishes receive toolkit to help fight modern slavery
- . 27 May 2024
Brisbane parishes can now access a new anti-slavery toolkit to help break exploitation practices and raise awareness about the reality facing tens of thousands of people in Australia. Source: The Catholic Leader.
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Setting Sale Diocese up for a hope-filled future
- . 23 May 2024
On Pentecost Sunday, the Sale Diocese launched its diocesan consultation process that will take place from June to October, ahead of its Diocesan Assembly in February 2025.
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Marian procession a demonstration of Adelaide’s faith
- . 21 May 2024
More than 2000 Catholics joined in a public and prayerful demonstration of their faith when they participated in the 75th annual Marian Procession in Adelaide on Pentecost Sunday. Source: The Southern Cross.
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Cathedral’s story shapes faithful people of Queensland
- . 20 May 2024
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge led hundreds of students, teachers, clergy, religious, church workers, parishioners, dignitaries and guests in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the blessing and dedication of St Stephen’s Cathedral. Source: The Catholic Leader.