"EVERY Christian is called to holiness," Fr Michael My Van Tran said at Mass this morning at St Stephen's Cathedral. "It is a very high calling, as Jesus said to be perfect just as the heavenly Father is perfect," he said. "Holiness is God's call, and...

AFTER an October full of activity with the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis will once again mark the beginning of November with special prayers and Masses for All Saints' and All Souls' Days. On the solemnity of All Saints on November 1, Pope Francis...

TORRENTIAL rains have inundated southern and eastern Spain, leaving at least 95 people dead. In response, the Church has expressed its pain and condolences over the tragedy and Caritas has launched a special campaign. The flash flooding is considered...

LUCE is an animated mascot clad in a yellow raincoat and mud-caked green boots and only days after she was announced, she's already weathered her first storms in online forums and social media feeds. The cartoon mascot was launched by Church officials...

QUEENSLAND'S bishops congratulated the Liberal National Party on their success at the polls at the weekend and wished the incoming Crisafulli Government "well in all that lies ahead". "As leaders of the Catholic community, we look forward to working with...

BRISBANE Catholic Education is seeing a surge in enrolment applications across its schools driven by the boom in population across Queensland. To meet demand, BCE will expand its Prep intake across 16 schools in 2025, aligning with the demographic shifts...

ON October 28, the Church celebrates the feast of St Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus' 12 apostles. Historians account the Letter of Jude, one of the shortest books of the Bible, to his work, and he is often depicted with a club or axe. This...

FOR people like Margaret Plackowski and Michael Marlow, Our Lady of the Way Parish, Petrie has been a home away from home for 60 years. Mrs Plackowski was there from the beginning, and said the mid-1960s was an exciting time for the community. "It was...

A BRISBANE teacher and author is sharing his love of reading with his students and opening doors to worlds of imagination, creativity, and even unexpected career paths. For Brisbane Catholic Education teacher Alex Finlayson, his own journey to reading...

POPE Francis closed the global Synod on Synodality's final assembly on Sunday with a call for a Church that "hears the cry of the world" without being "blind" to the urgent issues facing our time. At the synod's closing Mass in St Peter's Basilica, Pope...