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ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 2

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 2

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults - December 8, 2019
Welcome to Day 2 of the Diocese of Wollongong ACYF 2019 pilgrimage coverage! Pilgrims from around Australia have well and truly started arriving in Perth...
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ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 1

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 1

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults - December 7, 2019
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC). It exists to...
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John Pridmore in Wollongong: The Gift of Our Lady

November 24, 2019 John Pridmore in Wollongong: The Gift of Our Lady

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In cooperation with Parousia, the diocese is hosting international speaker John Pridmore. John is an ex-gangster and bestselling author of book From Gangland to Promised...
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One bell of a restoration!

One bell of a restoration!

St Francis Xavier Cathedral - November 22, 2019
How many of you have looked skyward at St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Wollongong over the past three months and noticed that the bell has...
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Bishop honours long-serving volunteers at annual catechist Mass

Bishop honours long-serving volunteers at annual catechist Mass

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Bishop Brian Mascord - November 18, 2019
Over 70 volunteer catechist teachers in government schools in the diocese were honoured by Bishop Brain Mascord on Saturday 16 November 2019 as part of...
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CBC November 2019 Luncheon

November 14, 2019 CBC November 2019 Luncheon

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menALIVE Father and Son Weekend

October 25, 2019 menALIVE Father and Son Weekend

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Diocese joins Australian Church in praying for rain

Diocese joins Australian Church in praying for rain

Prayer - October 23, 2019
The Catholic Church in Australia is dedicating the month of November as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions and to...
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Karlo Broussard in Wollongong: My Truth, Your Truth – Tackling relativism

October 13, 2019 Karlo Broussard in Wollongong: My Truth, Your Truth – Tackling relativism

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In cooperation with Parousia Media, the diocese is hosting Catholic Answers apologist, Karlo Broussard (USA). Karlo has for more than a decade devoted himself to...
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Requiescat in pace Fr Eugene Weber

Requiescat in pace Fr Eugene Weber

Clergy - October 9, 2019
Diocesan priest, Fr Eugene Weber, was farewelled yesterday in a moving Pontifical Funeral Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Peter Ingham at St Francis Xavier Cathedral...
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menALIVE Southern Highlands Weekend

September 21, 2019 menALIVE Southern Highlands Weekend

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Catholic Business Connections encouraging discussion and challenging ideas

Catholic Business Connections encouraging discussion and challenging ideas

Debbie Gates, Catholic Business Connections - September 17, 2019
At the inaugural Catholic Business Connections (CBC) event held in February 2019, Bishop Brian Mascord launched a vision for this exciting new diocesan venture: “It...
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