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After a faith journey spanning several years and different continents, Elizabeth Reed is feeling a sense of “peace and contentment” as she prepares to be received into the Catholic Church at next week’s Easter Vigil.
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Archbishop Patrick O’Regan affirmed 30 candidates at the Rite of Election in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Sunday, February 26.
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Deacons from the Archdiocese of Adelaide celebrated Mass with Archbishop Patrick O’Regan on August 13, a date close to the feast of St Lawrence, one of the first deacons in the Church who was martyred in the Third Century.
When a fresh-faced 23-year-old Robert Aitken was ordained in 1952, Pope Pius XII was head of the Church, Robert Menzies was prime minister of Australia and a loaf of bread cost seven cents.
An ecumenical and multifaith prayer service will be held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Wednesday March 30, in response to conflicts in Ukraine and other parts of the world, and the devastating impact of extreme weather events.
Planning is well underway for the long-awaited ordinations to the priesthood of Olek Stirrat and Anthony Beltrame which will be held in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Saturday March 12.
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