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1SKS FOR BLESSING ON 1 NEW SUPERIOR7 OPPOSITION No. 3359.
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1968.
(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth ,or transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
CWANBOURNE'S newly appointed parish priest is Father Lawrence Attard, S.S.P. He succeeds Father R. Cini, who has moved to MelThe Reverend Gerard Damian Lane, who will be ordain- bourne. Like Father Cini, Faed priest at the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarborough, at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, Sep- ther Attard comes from Malta, where he was tember 7. The son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lane, of Scarborough, educated at St. Aloysius' he received his early education from the Sisters of College , by the Jesuit Mercy and the Dominican Sisters, passing to St. Louis Fathers, and at the UniSchool, Claremont. He has studied for the priesthood versity there. He was a t St. Charles' Seminary, Guildford, and St. Francis ordained priest in 1951. Father Attard has X avier's Seminary, Rostrevor, South Australia. Mass o f thanksgiving, 11 a.m., Sunday, September 8, in the been in Australia for four years, and in that same church. time has worked in different parts of Australia as a migrant chaplain. His last two years have been spent in this State. In addition to his position as parish priest 3f Swanbourne, Father Attard is also chaplain of Hollywood Repatriation Hospital. Father Attard is an musical programmes. He is joined by Father accomplished musician, and has radio and tele- Alfred Cachia , S.S.P., vision experience in formerly of Melbourne.
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POPE PAUL VI has asked the Lord to bless all those who have accepted his ban on the use of artificial birth control, °s well as on those who have opposed it, in the hope that their consciences may be enlightened. Speaking to visitors at his summer home at Castelgandolfo on August 1 1 , Pope Paul discussed his encycl ical on birth control, his efforts to bring peace to the world and his forthcoming visit to Latin America.
On the subject of his we hope that also our encyclical, "Humanae discreet and silent efVitae," the Pope said: forts of charity and conJ'You know the com- cord may be well rements on our last encyc- ceived by the interested lical, "Humanae Vitae," countries and that they in defence of the tran- may be blessed by God." scendency and dignity Lastly, the Pope askof love, of liberty and ed his visitors to join of the responsibility of him in praying for the married couples and of success of his trip to the integrity of the fam- Bogota, Colombia, for ily, Very many com- the 39th International ments are very noble Eucharistic Congress on and favourable, others August 22-24. "We hope ire not so. that it may be a great 'We ask that the Lord example of the Catholic comfort our teaching faith and a great act of With His authority, with pastoral and social adI s serenity and with vance for all those peoirm goodness. May all ples," he said. those be blessed who lye accepted it as may i,lto they who have reMed it, so that their "science may be Mutined and guided by doctrinal and moral, true and higher upright toss. If nothing else, they have been invited Na to reflect on a theme of tuch vital importance.
who has been appointed chaplain to the Maltese community in Western Australia.
POPE HOPES FOR POSITIVE RESULTS
THE HOLY FATHER has sent the Em- positive results. "While intending to peror of Ethiopia a personal message remain extraneous to questions, as hopeful for "positive results" from the political the nature of the resumed meetings of the parties in- Church's mission requires, we cannot but volved in the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. be deeply distressed and
worried at the sufferThe English-language ba Gowan's answer to ings of the message was addressed the Pope during the the current victims of conflict. On to Emperor Haile Selas- audience. He declined to this occasion, we presie I and was disclosed discuss the letter's con- sume to set forth our by the Vatican on the tents insistent appeal that, in same day, August 12, on view of the pressing which the Pope received MESSAG necessity that threatens E Bishop Godfrey Okoye the life of thousands and of Port Harcourt, forThe message to the thousands of innocent merly the main port E thiopian Emperor persons, proper priority for the Biafrans. and stated: be given to the serious John M. Garba, Niger"On the resumption problem THE Indian Minister of State for Home aroused the ire of local ian Ambassador to Italy, at Addis Ababa of the tarian aid ofandhumaniof the politici and money- in separate private audi- labours of the confer- practical possibility of P EACE Affairs, Vidya Charon Shukla, told lendersans who complained ences at his summer ence for the restoration bringing it in time to at Castelganclolfo. of peace in Nigeria. we the people who are Parliament on August 9 that Gujarat that the priest was tak- home Speaking of dyAmbassador Ga r b a, cannot but manifest our ing of hunger ing away their liveliworld and dishee, Pope Paul the after aud.ence, hood. reHindu profou State has rejected the application of said nd relief at this ease. extremists that he hopes also felt that they were vealed to the press that event which opens the "We pray the Lord pns Which that those Spanish-born Jesuit Father Vincent losing their influence the Pope had offered his way to hope and permits that are seekHe may enlighten flew approaches personal services over the peasants. to us to turn to Your Ma- and strengthen in their to Ferrer to work in that Peaceful State. both sides in an attempt jesty. and through you efforts all who work for ight find settlements The politicians and to bring the Biafra war to the responsibi peace accord le par- conciliation and, while Father Ferrer left In- no serious objections to to the extremists accused the to an end. The offer had ties participating expression of dia on June 26 after a the priest's presence, there- expressing our good a priest of anti-national been John contained in a let- in, to express our ardent wishes for the personal XXIII, that Peace conforming controversy over his ac- former mayor of Hyder- activities to convert ter dated July 15. Am- wish that it may be pos- welfare of Your Mativities in Maharashtra abad predicted opposi'Filth, to justice and State and the Maharash- tion by the people peasants to Christianity. bassador Garba said sible., through the gen- jesty, we invoke upon Y. to love, as well tra government's refu- should the priest be perThe pressured the that he, Garba, had erous endeavours of all the blessing of the '0 ood sal to let him stay there mitted to stay in the State government to handed President Yaku- both parties, to reach Most High. Paul VI." Og brotherh men and sotidahave the Indian central State. alrlorig peoples. And any longer. government oust the A t that time, popular Appealing to Chief priest from the country. 4 support for the priest in.4^••••""••••••••••04,4)..1 duced the Indian gov- Minister Brahmananda When a legislator askernment in New Delhi Reddi not to allow the Shukla whether Faed priest come to to the to say that he could reex-mayor B. ther Ferrer had used turn, after a month out State, of the country, to any Kishan Lal said that it unethical means to inState that would take was amazing that a per- duce conversions. the him. except Maharash- son who was found un- Minister of State for desirable by one Sti e Home Affairs said it was tra. should be allowed to impossible to say the Earlier in Hyderabad. stay in another. priest did not use una spokesman for the ethical means to convert The 48-year-old Fa- people Home Department of "because we Andhra Pradesh State ther Ferrer began work- have reports to the confor the said that the Indian ing with impoverished trary." altar etriinar servers government had written peasants north of Bomare The Minister did not to his government to in- bay ten years ago. lo thick and coming ouire whether it would mention that his own at the fast, and He founded a selflast count hum - permit Father Ferrer to help organisation called department's in quir y showed that Father FerAt Well over stay in the State. the Farmers' Service So- rer did not seek conver900. least 200 kre still billets The spokesman said ciety. which distributed sions. needed to normally there seeds., bullocks and im,,Nronodate them ac- that OU all. should not be any objec- plements to farmers, ,11.4.4,11NOV fir's live in the city lb tion to the priest's dug thousands stay, of wells 14e iurbs, Ohe or and can but that no decision has in the arid region OTHER PAGES c‘; 1's more ser- been taken so far on the around the for town of the o request. 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