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The Catholic Church in South Australia celebrated two significant events last month – the installation of the new Bishop of Port Pirie Diocese and the ordination to priesthood of Pat Lopresti.
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As the SA Parliament debates a bill that would enable abortions up until full term provided two doctors consent, Andrea Bishop spoke about her decision to go against the advice of medical professionals and give birth to Lilah Sophie. Despite living for less than two years, Lilah’s positive impact continues today.
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Students and staff from 13 Catholic schools in the Port Pirie Diocese gathered at St Mark’s College to farewell Bishop Greg O'Kelly SJ prior to his official retirement last month.
Mick Beech is certain that his wife Tammy-Lee is looking down on him as he embarks on a new business venture running the High Street Café at Mary MacKillop Precinct, Kensington.
Refugee advocates have welcomed Senator Jacqui Lambie’s decision to block the Federal Government’s legislation which, if passed, has the power to ban mobile phones from immigration detention centres.
A legal review by the Adelaide City Council has found the Hutt St Centre is operating within its land use agreements.
First Nations people in the end stages of their life are receiving a comforting reminder of their home country and traditions through a new project launched last month by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC).
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Silvana Zerella and her late husband Vic were stalwarts of the SA Italian Association which was established as the Catholic Italian Welfare Association under Archbishop Beovich in the early 1950s. Now the patron of the Adelaide Italian Festival, Silvana shared her family’s story to highlight the importance of recognising the courage and contribution of Italian migrants.
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Pope Francis has appointed two Adelaide parishioners, Bill Griffiths (Cathedral) and Greg Crafter AO (Norwood), as Knights of the Order of St Gregory the Great.
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Refugees transferred to Australia from Papua New Guinea and Nauru for medical reasons, including 30 people living in community detention in Adelaide, have been given three weeks’ notice to find a job and a place to live.
While Bishop Karol Kulczycki SDS was quarantining in an Adelaide hotel, JENNY BRINKWORTH emailed him some questions about his journey from Polish priest to Bishop of the Port Pirie Diocese. <br />
It is 50 years since the SA Parliament debated and passed legislation relating to abortion. A lot has changed since then and the Attorney General Vickie Chapman has decided it’s time to ‘modernise’ the legislation.
Bishop Karol Kulczycki SDS was installed as the 12th Bishop of the Port Pirie Diocese in St Mark's Cathedral on October 28.
The Archdiocese’s newest priest, Fr Pat Lopresti, was ordained in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral on Saturday October 24. Pictures: Ben Macmahon
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