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The launch of a commemorative book to celebrate the 70th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi Church in Newton parish attracted a crowd of dignitaries to Parliament House on April 10.
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While inclement weather forced last month’s Marian Procession and Peace Rally to be moved indoors, it couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of more than 1000 faithful who gathered to honour Mary, Mother of the Church.
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Messages of condolence came from far and wide following the death of Archbishop Philip Wilson, and memorial services were held in Wollongong, NSW, Brooklyn, USA, and Grodziec, Poland. Below are a few of the tributes written by people from all walks of life.
The Indian Catholic community of Adelaide came together to celebrate the feast of St Thomas the Apostle, the patron saint of India, on July 3.
The feast of St Thomas the Apostle was cause for double celebration last month following the appointment of Father Anthoni Adimai SdM as the first Indian priest to take on the role of administrator of the Adelaide Cathedral parish.
Early in June we celebrated the feast of Pentecost, often referred to as the ‘birthday of the Church’, when Peter and the other apostles presented the Good News of Christ to the Jerusalem crowds who heard them speaking in their own language. So we could say that, right from the beginning, the character of the Church has been multicultural!
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