POPE Leo XIV said on Sunday that God could not be used to justify violence or war, warning that "God cannot be enlisted by darkness". The pope made the remarks during a pastoral visit to the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ponte Mammolo, a neighbourhood...

PALAU President Surangel Whipps Jr says their government puts God at the centre of climate policy because they believe they own none of it - "everything on this planet belongs to God". Palau is a tiny Pacific island...

By Terry Lees WE live in one of the noisiest periods in human history. From our waking moment, our lives are filled with competing voices--news, social media, demands on our time, the constant hum of activity. Our moments...

FOUR decades of community and faith building were celebrated as parishioners gathered at All Saints Church in Albany Creek. The Mass on February 22 was presided by Archbishop Shane Mackinlay, parish priest Fr Joson Antony and retired priest Fr Stephen...

BRISBANE Archbishop Shane Mackinlay sat opposite ABC radio's Loretta Ryan for an hour sharing stories from his life and vocation as well as his ideas for the archdiocese at a Brisbane Catholic Professionals lunch last...

SOUTHERN Lebanon's Christian communities rejected Israeli evacuation orders, saying they fear permanent displacement amid hostilities, according to a Beirut migrant shelter leader. "We know for a fact that many of the Christians, in particular the poorest...

DRIVING along Reedy Creek Road in Burleigh Waters, you might now catch a glimpse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, illuminated on Marymount Primary School's new $9 million Marian Centre. The three-storey mural was brought to life with spray...

AUSTRALIAN Maronites are mourning a priest killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an Israeli tank fired on a residential home where he had rushed to assist wounded parishioners. Fr Pierre al-Rahi, 48, died from injuries...

GOING to Mass helped Ivy Anderson and Jeremy Hauter find peace, and inspired their decision to become Catholics. They are among 454 people in the Brisbane archdiocese, almost twice as many as last year’s 241, who will be baptised this Easter. For...

By Georgia Whiteley RESIDENTS have been urged to evacuate towards higher ground as rising floodwaters threaten to peak at levels close to Bundaberg's record highs. After days of heavy downpour across south-east Queensland, several dams and rivers have...