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TOGETHER: An early start to the Synod at St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral - the ecumenical Taize prayer service with scripture, songs and reflections in readiness. Pic: Sanjay Mohanaraj.
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An inside guide to the 2026 Archdiocese of Adelaide Synod

About 100 lay women and men, clergy and religious, will attend the first plenary session of the Archdiocese of Adelaide 2026 Synod on Saturday 30 May. After much listening, discussion and communal discernment on the Synod’s five core themes, the time to make decisions that will last long into the future, has come. RICHARD EVANS put three questions to some of the lay people who will contribute on the day and at the second, and concluding, Synod session on 27 June.

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Sunshine and sunny dispositions everywhere at the Marian Procession

The 77th annual Marian Procession took place on Sunday 17 May with about 2,000 people taking advantage of the sunshine to walk from Victoria Park to Victoria Square where Archbishop Patrick O'Regan led the liturgy. It was a quite extraordinary turnout with flags and banners showing where people had come from across the Archdiocese. Photographer BEN MACMAHON was on hand to capture the action.

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