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A legacy of service and dedication to the Church and education
Steve Sedgwick, the former Australian Public Service Commissioner and inaugural chair of Catholic Schools NSW, died on Monday after a short illness. Source: Catholic Voice.
Jesuit’s ‘remarkable life marked by faithful and faith-filled service’
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has paid tribute to Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ, who died on August 22 aged 93. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Marian visionary dies at 93 on feast of Assumption
A Japanese woman religious and Marian visionary has died some five decades after witnessing the miraculous weeping of a statue of Mary and receiving urgent messages to pray in reparation for humanity’s sins. Source: Global Sisters Report.
Bishop ‘served the Lord and his Church with courage, creativity and fidelity’
Bishop Emeritus Kevin Manning, the second Bishop of Parramatta, died yesterday, aged 90. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Catholic school teacher remembered as ‘friend and mentor to many’
A former principal and semi-retired teacher has died after falling through a school roof in Melbourne’s inner west last week. Source: The Age.
Catholic vice president of Malawi dies in plane crash
Catholic bishops in Malawi have mourned the loss of the country’s Catholic vice president who died in a plane crash on Monday. Source: NCR Online.
Vinnies honours late NSW president Paul Burton
The St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has paid tribute to its state president, Paul Burton, who died on Sunday.
Bishop Ingham ‘a man of deep faith, rich in human qualities’
Former Wollongong Bishop Peter Ingham, “a spiritual father of the Illawarra, Macarthur, Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands”, died on April 26, aged 83. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Archbishop Carroll ‘came not to be served, but to serve’
Hundreds of people are expected to pay tribute to the late Archbishop Francis Carroll at a Pontifical Requiem Mass in Canberra today, starting at 11am AEDT. Geoff Joy, a close colleague of “Fr Francis”, reflects on his life and mission. Source: Catholic Voice.