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It's official: WA's Catholics give more than $1m
Bayswater celebration is Bishop's 'homecoming'
ASH SEASON: Archbishop Hickey's Lenten pastoral Page 8 letter
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Calling all women
• By Anthony Barich
Hundreds of women from around Western Australia and Perth are expected to attend a women's forum in Perth on March 14 to express their concern about abortion and its impact on women. Women's Forum Australia will run the forum for women to "stand together and declare that we deserve better than abortion" at the University of WA's Octagon Theatre, and will feature speakers from across the political spectrum including Kate Doust, MLC (ALP), Barbara Scott, MLC (Liberals) and Katie Hodson-Thomas,
• By Anthony Barich
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Thousands have attended gatherings in east, now it's happening in WA - and it's drawing support from across the political spectrum
Agency reveals donations from WA to Caritas smashed the one million dollar barrier last year
Perth Catholics' donations to Caritas Australia have passed the $1 million mark for the first time during the 2005-06 financial year. Apart from the 2004-05 year when the Asian tsunami hit, it is the first time Perth has reached that figure Parents grieve for their and with interest, totalchild following the 2004 ing $1.6m. tsunami. Perth Archdiocesan Caritas director Ann Fairhead attributes this to the awareness of international Catholic aid generated by the devastating 2004 Boxing Day Asian tsunami. Prior to the Asian tsunami, which took at least 150,000 lives in coastal areas from Somalia to Sumatra and left millions more destitute, Perth had never raised $1m. But a full year after the disaster, it has been
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2007
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Claremont moves Mass Parish offers new Mass times to attract workers, shoppers
Good to be home: Bishop Donald Sproxton was back on familiar turf at Bayswater
parish last Sunday for its Golden Jubilee celebrations. He is pictured here on the very steps where he was photographed in 1960 with his First Holy Communion class. PHOTO: ANTHONY BARICH STORY - Page 5
The VERONA Code
THE FUTURE? Perth priest reports on Benedict's intriguing message to Italian Church VISTA 2 & 3II+
St Thomas the Apostle Parish in Claremont is trialling new daily Mass times in an experiment to see whether more of those living and working in the area come to a midday rather than an early-morning Mass. Continued on page 4
CONSECRATED: The special love of the consecrated person
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