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USE IT: Benedict grants an indulgence for a beloved Marian Feast Page 9
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‘Trade can aid migrants’ Comments “brave”
Clergy appointments With the Parish Priests of Notre Dame Cloverdale and Holy Name Carlisle due to be transferred at the end of the year, Archbishop Barry Hickey has invited priests to express their interest in these parishes. Applications are to be sent to Archbishop Barry Hickey or Bishop Donald Sproxton.
Better government can solve migration woes: Vatican leader ■ by Paul Gray
The rising worldwide tide of mass immigration can be reversed through fairer international trade and better national and international government, a top Vatican leader told a national conference for pastoral care of migrants and refugees in Sydney. Cardinal Stephen Hamao’s comments came during the conference which was conducted over two days, November 17-18. But at an earlier gathering for migrant chaplains on November 16 at Sacred Heart convent in Kensington, Bishop Joe Grech of Sandhurst, who also chairs the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Migrants and Refugees, told approximately 80 chaplains that there is an unfulfilled need for a strategic plan for the pastoral care of migrants in Australia. An effort needs to be undertaken to insert courses into seminaries, Catholic universities and colleges courses aimed at enlightening people about the multicultural composition and needs of communities in the Church in Australia, he said. Perth’s Episcopal Vicar for Migrants and Refugees, Fr Anthony Paganoni Cs, described Bishop Grech’s statements as “courageous.” The conference did not produce a final statement but resolutons and recommendations from its deliberations will be further pursued in Sydney on December 19 when the organising committee meets again. Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, highlighted the words of the late Pope John Paul II who stressed “the right not to emigrate” as a key policy principle of our times. “The right not to emigrate is the right to live in peace and dignity in one’s own country,” Cardinal Hamao said. “By means of a farsighted local and national Continued - Page 4 Letter - Page 7 Vatican document’s lack of focus? Opinion, Fr Paganoni - VISTA 4
Diaconate, opening of Centre Meanwhile, priests are invited to be present at the Diaconate of Huong Quang Pham of St Charles’ Seminary at the new Vietnamese Centre, 3 Victoria Rd, Westminster, on December 4 at 5pm. The new Centre will also be officially opened on the same occasion. Ordinations to priesthood Priests are reminded of the forthcoming ordination of nine new priests at St Mary’s Cathedral on Friday December 9 at 7pm.
Freedom needed
Proud birthday: The Swiss Guard is about to turn 500. Read about their celebrations on VISTA 3.
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) - A month after Turkey began talks to join the European Union, the European Commission said the country denies religious freedom to Catholics and other Christian minorities. “The current legal framework (in Turkey) still does not recognise the right of religious communities to establish legal associations to promote and practise their religions,” the commission said in a 2005 progress report. “NonMuslim religious communities continue to encounter significant problems: They face restricted property rights and interference in managing their foundations, and they are not allowed to train clergy.” - CNS
Embrace the Grace offers youth Church that is a living reality “After the success of last year’s Embrace the Grace Youth Conference, this year promises to be just as life changing” says Clare Pike of the Respect Life Office. Organisers of the forthcoming conference to be held at New Norcia from December 7-10 have been surprised by the number of registrations coming from
youth who are Catholic but not attending Mass regularly, or not Catholic at all. The conference has also attracted youth from interstate and overseas. “This shows us that all young people regardless of their background are interested in learning about who they are, their dignity and the meaning of their exist-
ence”, said Ms Pike. “It represents a remarkable opportunity for us to help them understand their own worth and God’s plan for their lives”. Talks will focus on issues of significance to young people such as love, relationships, sexuality, the value of life and the greatness of masculinity and femininity.
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‘CATHOLIC’ STUDENTS Read what our readers had to say following on from our special report on the new study of students emerging from Catholic schools - 3 pages of letters.
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Young people are still able to register for the conference by contacting Anita on (08) 9375 2029. Organisers have also asked Catholics to consider helping young people with few financial resources to attend by making a donation or offering to sponsor or part-sponsor a young person.
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Embracing the grace: past conferences have deeply impressed large numbers of young people who are searching for the meaning of their lives.
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Meet Fr Luis Ruiz, aged 92, who with a small band of helpers cares for thousands of China’s marginalised and outcast: lepers, orphans, those living with AIDS.
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