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Cross the centrepiece for St Mary MacKillop feast day
A 2.7m high cross made from the floorboards of the first school established by Mary MacKillop in Penola was the centrepiece of the feast day Mass for Australia’s first saint at an Adelaide parish yesterday. Source: The Southern Cross.
New purpose sought for historic local landmark
Diocese of Sale Catholic Education and the Sale Diocese have issued an update on the future use of the historic Our Lady of Sion Convent building and campus in Sale. Source: Gippsland Times.
Adelaide Archdiocese launches new vision and mission statements
The Adelaide Archdiocese’s new vision and mission statements were launched at the first of three sessions on the upcoming Synod in Rome. Source: The Southern Cross.
Maronite leader to visit Australia
The Maronite Eparchy of Australia has announced the head of the Maronite Church, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, will visit Australia in September.
Chaldean Catholics to fast and pray for safety of ousted patriarch
Chaldean Catholics in Australia will fast and pray this Friday for the protection of their Church’s leader, Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako, who has been forced from office by the Iraqi Government. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Out-of-control car crashes through church car park
Brisbane priest Fr Enoch Iheme heard a “very loud” sound from Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Sunnybank and ran from the presbytery to find a car sitting on its roof in the parish car park on Sunday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Maronites breathe new life into Perth church
The Maronite community in Western Australia has celebrated the opening of the state’s first Maronite church. Source: The eRecord.
Historic Catholic cemetery to close
Planning is underway to close one of the oldest Catholic cemeteries on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. Source: The Southern Cross.
Way to St James Cygnet pilgrimage gains international recognition
A Tasmanian pilgrimage has gained international recognition, with the Way to St James Cygnet being integrated with the Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago’s register of international organisations. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.