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Papal nuncio’s emotional homily at Canberra Mass
A memorial Mass concelebrated by the Holy See’s ambassador to Australia was held at St Christopher’s Cathedral in Canberra last night to honour the life of Pope Francis. Source: Catholic Voice.
Canberra to host Holocaust education centre
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged $6.4 million to build a national Holocaust education centre in Canberra and upgrade a facility in Western Australia that does school workshops. Source: SBS News.
PM, Premier join Abdallah and Sakr families for memorial garden opening
A site of tragedy was transformed into a memorial of faith and love as the memorial garden for the Abdallah and Sakr children was blessed and opened in Oatlands in western Sydney on Saturday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Hundreds attend Christmas interfaith remembrance service
Hundreds of people took part in the 10th annual Christmas Interfaith Remembrance Service hosted by Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on Sunday. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
St Lucy’s School holds memorial service for ‘kind, cheeky, clever’ Sanad
Ten-year-old Sanad Shahriar was remembered as a “kind, cheeky, clever” boy at a memorial service held at St Lucy’s School following his tragic death in a lift accident at the school on November 1. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
‘The Lord was the centre of their lives,’ Pope says at memorial Mass
Pope Francis celebrated a memorial Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on Friday for Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal George Pell and the other five cardinals and 147 bishops who died over the past year. Source: CNS.
Pope to celebrate Mass for Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis will celebrate a memorial Mass on Friday, November 3, for Pope Benedict XVI and cardinals and bishops who have died in the past year. Source: OSV News.
Memorial awards students for ‘exceptionally high contributions’
Catholic school student Madison Gurney-White gained a greater understanding of her great-grandfather’s life on the far west coast of South Australia and his service in World War II when she undertook research for an award-winning digital biography. Source: The Southern Cross.
Cardinal Pell to be buried in St Mary’s Cathedral crypt
It’s a nearly 100-year-old ornate crypt with “one of the finest mosaic floors in the world” and soon it will be the final resting place for Cardinal George Pell. Source. ABC News.