POPE Leo XIV has awarded Brisbane archdiocese chancellor Pat Mullins a papal knighthood, conferred by Brisbane Archbishop Shane Mackinlay at a Mass at St Stephen's Chapel last night. The award was presented to Dr Mullins by Emeritus Archbishop Mark Coleridge,...

By EWTN News POPE Leo XIV renewed his forceful appeal for an end to war and urged an embrace of dialogue, distinguishing himself as a singular global voice calling for restraint and moral accountability amid bellicose statements from US leadership. The...

By Georgia Whiteley ST Stephen's Cathedral dean Fr Anthony Mellor saw crowds overflow out the doors as people took the "journey with Jesus" across the Easter Triduum last weekend. He said the Easter celebrations were "busy and full", but they also carried...

By Georgia Whiteley HOPE continues to shape life across Brisbane Catholic Education's 146 schools this Easter as students "come alive" in the strength of community and fundraise for people experiencing poverty. More than $8000 was raised for Caritas Australia's...

POPE Leo XIV will lead a prayer vigil for peace on April 11 at St Peter's Basilica, using his first Easter urbi et orbi message to make a forceful appeal for an end to war and a renewed embrace of dialogue. In a departure from the traditional Easter survey...

AS I write these words the world is once again at war. War is never holy, only peace. When we choose war, we reject peace. As Pope Leo XIV has said: "the abuse of power, displays of force and indifference to the rule of law" is to be condemned. The message...

EASTER arrives this year at a time when, for many, our world feels weary and unsettled. Across nations we witness continuing conflict, displacement, and deep anxiety about the future. Closer to home, many families within our own communities are carrying...

By Archbishop Shane Mackinlay AT this year's Easter celebrations across the Archdiocese, more than 450 people will be welcomed into the Catholic Church. Nearly half of those will be baptised, formally entering the Christian community for the first time...

By Bishop Michael McCarthy Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have journeyed through the Season of Lent and Easter is upon us. As I reflect on the various Easter seasons since becoming Bishop of the Rockhampton Diocese, we have encountered, cyclones,...

By Bishop Ken Howell As we celebrate Easter this or any year, the realities of Good Friday are never far from us. We know that we hold within us both the reality of Good Friday and Easter in the experiences of life. On Good Friday we hear the prophet...