Week 5
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Perth Archdiocese welcomes Ukranian Catholics, praying for end to war
The Eparch for the Ukrainian Catholic Church Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania, Bishop Mykola Bychok CSsR and Perth Ukrainian Catholic Parish Priest Father Ihor Holovko joined Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton for Divine Liturgy on Sunday 27 March, two days after Pope Francis consecrated Russia and Ukraine “to the Immaculate heart of our all-Holy Lady”.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary
Praying before a statue of Mary that was loaned by the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima at San Vittoriano on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis pleaded with Mary to "accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love. Grant that war may end, and peace spread throughout the world."
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Loss is made endurable by love and it is love that will echo through eternity
The gift of life was celebrated on the feast of the Annunciation as Catholics gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral Perth on 26 March to observe the Day of the Unborn Child. By Lisette Jas, Pregnancy Assistance Inc.
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Seminars aim to welcome culturally and linguistically diverse
West Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office are holding a seven-session seminar on Cultural Competency, with the aim of helping Archdiocesan parishes become genuinely welcoming of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) newcomers.