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Bishop will be remembered as ‘dedicated servant of the Church’
Bishop Peter Stasiuk CSsR, Bishop Emeritus of the Melbourne Eparchy of Sts Peter and Paul for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, was farewelled at a funeral liturgy in Melbourne yesterday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
‘Dignity, respect and love’: Bishop Pat Power farewelled
Canberra-Goulburn Bishop Patrick Power, who died last week, was farewelled yesterday with a Solemn Pontifical Mass at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Canberra. Source: Catholic Voice.
Bishop Peter Elliott farewelled at Requiem Mass
“The Catholic funeral liturgy expresses all sides of the mystery of death.” Those were the words of the late Bishop Peter Elliott, who was farewelled yesterday at a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass held at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Governor-General hopes world leaders inspired by Pope’s message
Governor-General Samantha Mostyn hopes Pope Francis’s legacy will inspire a global recommitment to peace and compassion, saying the world needs leaders grounded in humility, mercy and courage. Source: The Age.
Poor and powerful pray for Pope ‘with an open heart’
Pope Francis was “a Pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided over the funeral of the Pope on Saturday. Source: CNS.
Governor-General among Australian representatives to attend funeral
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the full list of Australian representatives set to attend Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday. Source: Sky News Australia.
Funeral to be celebrated on Saturday
The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated on Saturday, April 26, in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican has announced. Source: CNS.
Pope approves simplified rites for papal funeral and burial
Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday in December, has approved simplified liturgical rites for the death of a pontiff. Source: NCR Online.
Diocese farewells Bishop Kevin Manning
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to Bishop Kevin Manning, the second Bishop of Parramatta, during his Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Parramatta. Source: Catholic Outlook.