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Parishes welcome Pacific Islander workers
Ways in which the Church and community groups can welcome and help seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands were discussed at a recent meeting in Launceston. Source: Hobart Archdiocese.
Icons series highlights family focus of the Catholic faith
The Sts Peter and Paul’s Old Cathedral in Goulburn has unveiled a new collection of icons known as the “Way of the Family” ahead of its inaugural fundraising gala. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
New document on formation ‘for all Catholics, not just select few’
A new document aims to foster the faith of all people of God in the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Source: The Southern Cross.
Priest keeps op shop doors open for people who lost everything in bushfires
With bushfires burning in Queensland, Toowoomba Diocese priest Fr Jack MacGinley is keeping his local op shop in Tara open with a sign out front: “Goods all free, clothes all free, help yourself”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
‘Older sisters’ to mentor and support young Catholic women
A new pilot mentoring program aims to ensure young Catholic women of the Sydney Archdiocese will have an “older sister” to lean on and learn from. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Local Synod ‘a model for engagement, discernment and decision-making’
Parramatta Diocese concluded its inaugural Synod on Sunday, an event that brought together 280 faithful from across Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and beyond to discuss the future of the local Church.
Perth hosts formation day ahead of archdiocesan assembly
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has asked Perth’s Catholics how they can strengthen and deepen their identity as a Christian community. Source: The eRecord.
Archdiocese marks ecumenical Season of Creation
Canberra-Goulburn Archdiocese marked the ecumenical Season of Creation with an inaugural “integral ecology” online pilgrimage. Source: Catholic Voice.
Church responds to vandalism with prayers for forgiveness and healing
A church in Sydney’s south-west has responded to the defacing of its Marian statue with prayers for forgiveness and healing. Source: The Catholic Weekly.