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Father Patrick G.J. O'Reilly (pictured below) will be the new p Mary's St Cathedral of and ean administra tor of cathedral the d parish in succession to Dean William Foley, bishop-elect of Geraldton. CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy — Pope John Paul appears to Father O'Reilly will take County Galway, where h is 85-year-old mother still up his appointment in resides. returns December when he Archbishop Goody will from a trip to his native also be overseas and
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be slipping quickly back into his routine and in the longest angelus talk so far since his shooting he lost no time last Sunday in describing the air battle between US and Libyan jets as a "threat of war".
The 61-year-old Pope appeared rested and fit after a week's vacation and also joked with a crowd of about 12,000 people who heard the talk at the Papal summer Father O'Reilly, who has priest, chaplain to Royal residence in Castelgandolfo. been secretary to the arch- Perth Hospital and in But his brief message visitors in English, French, dolfo for their presence at bishop since 1968, will charge of St Patrick's before reciting the German, Spanish, Polish, the audience, saying, You accompany the archbishop Church in Havelock noontime angelus dealt Portuguese and Ukrain were at peace here for so with war and peace and ian. He also thanked the long, but now you have for sections of his journey. Street. He was acting secretary was widely interpreted as a residents of Castelganlost your Sunday peace." Father O'Reilly came to to the archbishop when criticism of the air battle Australia at the age of 17 Archbishop Prendiville on August 19, between US ************************************1 when his brother Brendan died in 1968, and was and Libyan jets. who lives in Beaconsfield, appointed secretary to May our prayer to Mary 1 and worked for two years Archbishop Goody the be once again a cry to the 1 1 as a furniture salesman same year. queen of peace," Pope -1. before entering St Charles' 1 .1 In 1977, after 14 years John Paul said. Seminary. in St Mary's Cathedral, he The desire for peace i He undertook national moved to Como as priest in grows in the hearts of ; charge p I following e e o of retirep goodwill the service training with the '.1i ment of Father Thomas whenever, as has unfort * R AAF for six months. Linnane to Ireland. unately occurred even in 1 2• . Following studies at He is an appointed recent days, there appear K h :, Guildford and at St Fran- member of the senate of on the horizon signs that or ... . . . cis Xavier Seminary, he priests and was secretary of evoke in whatever way the R returned to Dublin for his the senate for its first six threat of war under which ot " la....... a ordination in 1963. all nations live," he added. It years. He is spokesman for the The Polish-born Pope li. Ordained with him was archdiocese and , is a said his concern for peace his older brother, Father Catholic representative on was heightened by the John O'Reilly OP, who the Christian Radio and upcoming 42nd anniverot had joined the Dominicans Television Association and sary of the start of World after being a teacher for '12 has been a member of the War II, when Soviet and 4( it years. * ecumencial and liturgical German troops invaded :: Poland on September 1, st Father Pat O'Reilly was commission. 1 . appointed to St Mary's f singing the angelus, : 939ter Af • it Cathedral first as assistant (See also Page 2.) Pope John Paul addressed ********************************-***iIr* December
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In St Mary's Cathedral last Saturday pictured leaving the sanctuary after the Mass in which they had been ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Goody are (from left) Fathers Kevin Cronin, Gordon Howell, Greg Donovan and Trevor Simons all of whom will be priests in the archdiocese when they complete their studies later this year.