YOUNG Gabriel Williams always knew she would become a religious sister - even as a 10-year-old. She recalled her dad's words from a conversation back then. "I must have said something holy, and he said, 'You could be a nun'. I can remember that; never...

Question: I know that Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian, but I know little about the Order. Can you tell me something about it which might help me understand the background and spirituality of this Pope? Answer: Pope Leo is in fact the first Pope from the...

TODAY the Church around the world celebrates the feast of St Francis of Assisi, one of the most beloved saints in history. Born in 1181 in the small Italian town of Assisi, Francis chose a radically simple life after encountering Christ in prayer. His...

THE sight of young people lifting their hands in worship at Ignite Youth Conference was enough to move seminarian Gabriel Guillaume to tears. "Nothing could have prepared me for the joy of watching them encounter the fire of the Holy Spirit and the love...

A MARRIAGE bound in faith will weather any storm, say couples who took their nuptial vows more than five decades ago. "Marriages at their best witness both love and friendship," St Stephen's Cathedral dean Fr Anthony Mellor, who celebrated the Golden...

SHARING the joy of being loved by God despite one's human flaws is the mission of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV said. "This is the heart of the mission of the Church: not to administer power over others, but to communicate the joy of those...

By Selina Venier YOUNG Catholic Taashya Padmawansa felt overwhelmed by God's presence at the Ignite Youth gathering in Brisbane on September 25-28. Miss Padmawansa, 19, told The Catholic Leader the highlight of her first-time Ignite Conference...

By Paige Furner THE Australian Catholic Youth Festival will return this year offering thousands of young people from across the country the chance to celebrate their faith, deepen their relationship with Christ and be heard by the leaders of the Church. ...

LAST week, the internet went into a viral meltdown as memes and social media posts exploded about an impending rapture set for September 23 and 24. The days came and went with no credible reports of apocalypse. Brisbane Deacon Peter Pellicaan saw...

BRISBANE priest Fr Michael My Van Tran prayed day and night as Typhoon Bualoi tore through his home village Dai Dong, Vietnam, on the feast of the archangels yesterday. The village lost power as the winds and rains picked up, becoming cut off from outside...