FOR 19 minutes, a room of photographers and journalists fell silent while Pope John Paul II and Mehmet Ali Agca spoke softly in the corner. Two years earlier, Ali Agca...

POPE Francis will publish the fourth encyclical of his pontificate on Thursday on "the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ". The encyclical, Dilexit Nos, meaning "he...

By Terry Lees I'M staring at a printed tax invoice docket I received earlier today following a purchase from a book shop. The docket has a product code in numerals,...

POPE Francis called on the faithful to yearn to serve, not thirst for power, as he proclaimed 14 new saints, including Canada-born St Marie-Leonie Paradis, founder of the Little Sisters...

ST Luke contributed more to the New Testament than any other single author, offering us the most detailed account of Jesus' life and the early Church. He is also credited...

MATER surgeon Dr Richard Lewandowski has literally brought smiles to the faces of more than 30,000 children around the world. The plastic, craniofacial and reconstructive surgery specialist is the founder...

MATISSE Reed is Queensland 2025 Rhodes Scholar, one of the world's highest academic honours. Ms Reed graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor...

TOWNSVILLE Bishop Tim Harris said a fear campaign was being spread over the fate of Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation ahead of the next state election. In recent days, Labor MP...

ST Bonaventure's College is a Prep to Year 12 College planned to be one of South East Queensland's newest schools in 2026, catering for more than 1800 students once all...

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...