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ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 5

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 5

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults - December 14, 2019
The open-air Mass at Trinity College Perth was the culmination of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival, which attracted 5,500 young people from across the country....
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ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 4

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 4

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults, Bishop Brian Mascord - December 10, 2019
American speaker, evangelist and author Katie Prejean McGrady has told 5,500 young Australian Catholics that they are made “not only for something great” in this...
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ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 3

ACYF Perth 2019 | Day 3

ACYF2019, Youth and Young Adults - December 9, 2019
ACYF 2019 has officially started! Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB welcomed pilgrims and encouraged them to bring every part of themselves to the gathering. “You...
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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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