The Australian Defence Force is mourning one of its own. A young Queenslander known as a leader of troops has been killed in a training exercise near Townsville.
St Patrick's Parish, Mortlake, a suburb of Sydney, welcomes Sonia Gomez Lopez into their Parish for her Pastoral Care experience while she prepares to be a Pastoral Lay Associate in the Australian
Earlier, on Wednesday, the coffin containing the Pope’s body will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica, so that the faithful may pay their respects.
He joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1954 as a member of the intermediate entry. As a junior officer under training he served in RAN and RN ships.
An annual observance that was instituted in 1997 by Pope Saint John Paul II which is celebrated on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday 2 February.
The interim reports, which were made public on November 17, differ in their level of detail and specificity; some organisations list their members and make recommendations.
ACN is the Pontifical Foundation dedicated to supporting the suffering and persecuted Church.
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Sacramental News
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
DATE: 16 November 2025
PLACE: All Saints Chapel, Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, QLD
