Church's cartoon mascot Luce welcomed into pop culture, but …
Oct 31, 2024 · 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 on Monday as the face of the Church’s upcoming Year of Jubilee 2025. […]
The feast of St Jude – the quiet apostle and martyr
Oct 29, 2024 · 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 symbolises his martyrdom, which was likely in […]
Australian cardinal named by Pope Francis - The Catholic Leader
Oct 7, 2024 · POPE Francis has named 21 news cardinals including one for Australia – Bishop Mykola Bychok of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne. The announcement will make Cardinal-Designate Bychok, 44, Australia’s only cardinal and the youngest cardinal. Pope Francis made the announcement from a window overlooking St Peter’s Square after […]
The Catholic Leader - Keeping Faith with You
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What does a godparent do? - The Catholic Leader
Apr 5, 2024 · WHETHER you are a parent of a child to be baptised or a recently-named godparent, you are probably full of questions about godparents – this explainer has got you covered. First of all, being named a godparent is an incredible privilege, Evangelisation Brisbane’s children and families associate director Chantale Wilson says. “It is a way […]
The cause for beatification of Irish Sister Clare Crockett opened
Nov 5, 2024 · THE congregation of Sister Clare Crockett, a young nun who died in 2016 during an earthquake in Ecuador, announced the beginning of her cause for beatification. The Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother announced that the opening ceremony of Sr Crockett’s cause will take place on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the Cathedral […]
Photos reveal canopy inside St Peter’s Basilica like you have never ...
Oct 15, 2024 · MORE than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica, but the impressive view from the top of 100-foot-tall bronze structure has been reserved for a select few – cleaners, contractors and restoration experts. Since February the imposing 17th-century canopy, known as a […]
Q&A - What is an epiclesis? - The Catholic Leader
Aug 22, 2023 · The Catechism, in the section on the Holy Spirit in the liturgy, says of it: “The Epiclesis (“invocation upon”) is the intercession in which the priest begs the Father to send the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier, so that the offerings may become the body and blood of Christ and that the faithful, by receiving them, may themselves become a living offering to God” (CCC 1105).
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - honouring the Mother …
Dec 8, 2024 · The apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes has since become a major site for Catholic pilgrimage. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a time to celebrate the great joy of God’s gift to humanity in Mary, and to recognise with greater clarity, the truth that each and every human being has been created by God to fulfil a particular mission that he and only he can fulfil.
Choice of Australian cardinal shows Pope is full of surprises
Oct 8, 2024 · CARDINAL-designate Mykola Bychok said his nomination by Pope Francis to join the College of Cardinals had come as a great surprise. “I am certainly feeling excited because this appointment is a great privilege,” he said in a statement. “This is not a privilege granted to me personally, but a privilege granted by Pope Francis to […]