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An interim Diocesan Pastoral Council, a youth assembly in November and another major Diocesan gathering late next year were announced at the closing session of the 2021 Diocesan Assembly.
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Young Adelaide Plenary Council member Maddy Forde has called on the Catholic Church to give greater consideration to the realities of people’s lives in a courageous ‘intervention’ at the first general assembly being held this week.
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The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”, according to a concluding statement from the first assembly.
Mercedes College has tabled plans with the City of Mitcham for a $20m redevelopment of its Springfield campus to create an arts and sports precinct.
An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, a gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during the final reporting back on small group discernment by Plenary Council members.
The concept of “sniffing out” the presence of God in the world, articulated by theologian Fr Richard Lennan in an address to the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, struck a chord with many members as they continued their discernment.
Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM has spoken about the significance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Rite Church coming together as “pilgrims” for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
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Half a century ago they were part of a record number of young men to be ordained priests in the Archdiocese. Frs Allan Winter, John Vildzius, Richard Morris and Peter Fountain reflected on their combined 200 years of priesthood after their anniversary celebrations last month.
Juliet Navarro has come a long way since growing up in an over-crowded house with no running water in Manila where her parents struggled to support their six children.
Tenison Woods College in Mount Gambier will honour the significant achievements of four members of the school community this weekend.
Students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Brompton, love reading and writing and their efforts were recognised recently when they received two awards in a literacy competition.
With the support of Green Adelaide, a student environment group at St John the Apostle Parish School has been caring for fragile flora and fauna at Christies Beach.
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