Media reminded of pontiff's humanity
“People might not know anything about the Catholic church but they were drawn to Pope Francis”.
“People might not know anything about the Catholic church but they were drawn to Pope Francis”.
Archbishop Patrick O’Regan's homily at the Memorial Mass for Pope Francis in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral was a moving moment.
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In the Catholic Church there are three ‘levels’ of ordination within the sacrament of Holy Orders: deacon, priest and bishop. The Second Vatican Council spoke of the bishop as having ‘the fullness of the sacrament of Orders’ and dedicated an entire decree to the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church.
New archbishop
Archbishop Wilson appeared in the Newcastle Magistrates Court yesterday where home detention was approved. He is now in NSW serving his six month non-parole sentence at the home of a relative.
Adelaide's Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson has written to parishioners urging them to vote carefully in Saturday's State election.
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