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An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, a gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during the final reporting back on small group discernment by Plenary Council members.
National
The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”, according to a concluding statement from the first assembly.
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Young Adelaide Plenary Council member Maddy Forde has called on the Catholic Church to give greater consideration to the realities of people’s lives in a courageous ‘intervention’ at the first general assembly being held this week.
Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM has spoken about the significance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Rite Church coming together as “pilgrims” for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
The Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will today spend extra time offline, praying with and reflecting on how the Church can see through the eyes of those who have been abused and reach those on the peripheries.
As the opening session of the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia got underway yesterday, members in Adelaide spoke of their excitement, hope and sense of responsibility being part of the historic gathering.
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