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Cardinal to celebrate Ukrainian parish milestone

Australia’s highest ranking Catholic leader and the universal Church’s youngest cardinal, Mykola Cardinal Bychok CSsR, will be in Adelaide for the first time since his election to the College of Cardinals to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Wayville on September 28.

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Committed to a safe and welcoming Church

As parishes marked Safeguarding Sunday on September 14, Archbishop Patrick O’Regan has described it as an opportunity to not only reaffirm safeguarding practices and protocols but to celebrate the presence of children, young people and those who are vulnerable.

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International

Vital service for Gaza amputees reopens

A vital program providing artificial limbs to victims of the Gaza conflict, run by Caritas Jerusalem, has reopened after being damaged in the bombing of an adjacent residential building on September 7.

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Celebrating messengers of hope

The Southern Cross received three awards at the 2025 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) awards ceremony held at the Pavilion on Northbourne in Canberra on September 4.