Tag: St Anthony

Bangladesh's oldest and largest Catholic pilgrimage, venerating St Anthony of Padua, drew thousands to the Archdiocese of Dhaka's shrine for an event that through the years has turned into an interfaith religious gathering.

St Anthony of Padua is well known for finding things that have been lost, but Catholics across Sydney had no trouble finding their way to Austral and Summer Hill to celebrate one of the church’s most popular saints on his 16 June feast.

Sydneysiders with a sweet tooth flock to Five Dock’s patisseries and cremerias, but now people with no cash to spare are going to a surgery on Ramsay St where smiles are fixed for free. Dr Robert Aslan, 61, has done more than $250,000 worth of volunteer dental work for some of Sydney’s most disadvantaged people since launching his St Anthony Dental practice on the saint’s feast day in June last year.

Organisers say a regional public speaking competition has helped nurture greater mentoring skills between primary and secondary Catholic schools in eastern Sydney. This year 42...

A US Catholic Parish Priest has refused to give Communion to a former Vice President because of his support for abortion