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Adelaide’s new Archbishop Patrick O’Regan was installed in a near empty St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral today but the occasion was full of beauty, grace and emotion as the former Bishop of Sale and priest of Bathurst committed himself to his new flock.
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A delegation representing the Catholic Church in South Australia appeared before a Joint Parliamentary Committee on End of Life Choices this week.
Schools
St Anthony’s School at Millicent celebrated the 140th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy last month, despite the Sisters having to cancel their pilgrimage to the South East because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spending time volunteering with people experiencing homelessness and sleeping rough gave Debbie Sterrey a different insight into their lives and has provided the motivation for her participation in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout being held this month.
The last Irish priest to minister in the Adelaide Archdiocese, Fr Sean McGearty, was laid to rest in his home village of Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland, on January 22.
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says the six discernment papers for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia signify the latest milestone as the Church considers its present circumstances and discerns its future.
In a major boost for Catholic education in regional South Australia, Catholic Education SA has today announced the building of a new secondary school at Renmark and the expansion of St Mary MacKillop School at Wallaroo.
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Schools
Five years on from the launch of Laudato Si’, Star of the Sea School at Henley Beach is reaping the benefits of caring for our common earth.
Local
The new chaplain of the Polish Catholic Community has travelled the world since his ordination, but Fr Michal Skiba SCHR says he is feeling at home here in Adelaide.
News
A new audio prayer resource for children and families has been launched by Catholic mum and catechist Cate Kensey.
Many traditional Christian churches in Australia were in crisis before this year. For many of those churches the current pandemic will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
Christian Brothers College’s soccer program has received a major boost with news that former Adelaide United player Marcelo Carrusca has taken over as its technical director.
Artwork ‘from the heart’ is helping keep St Dominic’s Priory College students and the wider community connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
Planning is under way to ensure ‘the show goes on’ and the Catholic Schools Music Festival is held in some form in 2020.
Schools
A group of Early Years children from Galilee Catholic Primary School have won the hearts of many with their generosity and kindness to those in need.
Schools
Solving a Rubik’s Cube can be a frustrating exercise for many, however Abinav Murugappa has impressed teachers and fellow students at St Martin de Porres School by building a robot that makes it look easy.
Obituaries
Harold Gerald Minear - Born: July 10 1928 | Died: January 17 2020
Sr Mary Canny (Sr Nicholas) - Born: April 29 1924 | Died: March 28 2020
Acts of kindness, online choir performances and letters of thanks to frontline workers in the community were just some of the ways schools around the State celebrated Catholic Education Week last month.
While they may not be physically present for the installation of Archbishop Patrick O’Regan on Monday, the faithful of Adelaide will give a warm welcome to him through a video to be played before the service in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
The two assemblies for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will now take place in October 2021 and April 2022, following the disruption of the original schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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