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Lockleys parish priest Fr Michael Trainor is an advocate of education, interfaith dialogue, the importance of empathy and contemporising the Catholic faith.
Lockleys parish priest Fr Michael Trainor is an advocate of education, interfaith dialogue, the importance of empathy and contemporising the Catholic faith.
Born December 17 1936, died April 21 2025.
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A Memorial Mass for Pope Francis was celebrated at Adelaide's St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Sunday April 27. Archbishop Patrick O’Regan presided at the Mass where the faithful joined community and religious leaders in praying for the repose of the soul of the Holy Father.
Vicar General Father Dean Marin never met Pope Francis but he did meet one of his predecessors when the Polish pontiff came to Adelaide 39 years ago.
“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.
Young South Australians fortunate enough to have met Pope Francis are counting their blessings for an encounter they’ll never forget.
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