Features
Members of the Newton parish and local Italian community were filled with pride and joy when they learned that “our Maria” had received a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s birthday honours in June.
Local
A religious Sister and advocate for women, a Fred’s Van volunteer and two tireless workers for community organisations are just some of the South Australian Catholics who have been included in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list.
Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.
Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.
When Sr Anna Genovese SJBP arrived at the Pastorelle Sisters’ home in Payneham in 2000 it didn’t take long for her to survey the local area and form a plan for the task that lay ahead of her.
Sitting Member for Hartley Vincent Tarzia is in the fight of his short political life, vying against high profile candidates Nick Xenophon and Grace Portolesi at next year’s State election. But the committed Catholic says whatever the next few months bring, there will be no comparison to the challenges he faced in his last year of schooling at Rostrevor College.
Felice de Candia made a pact with God when he immigrated to Australia after World War II.
Fr Luke (Antonio) Pirone OFM – Born: January 3 1934 | Died: October 2 2017
Get The Southern Cross delivered straight to your inbox twice per month.
Thanks for signing up to the Southern Cross newsletter.