Order of St Gregory the Great

Sunday, October 13

Papal honours for SA leaders

Pope Francis has appointed two Adelaide parishioners, Bill Griffiths (Cathedral) and Greg Crafter AO (Norwood), as Knights of the Order of St Gregory the Great.

Same but different makes for happy marriage

Graham Spurling thought he was quite the man about town as he wore his flashy blue suit to a party for students who had graduated from St Aloysius College and Christian Brothers College in December 1953.

OVERWHELMED: Ruth Kobylanski celebrates her papal honour in the Cathedral Hall.

Ruth’s promise pays off

As enemy planes flew overhead strafing everything below, a young Ruth Kobylanski huddled with her sister and made a promise to God: If she survived the horror of this war she would “repay” Him in some way.