Thursday April ,
The Parish. The Nation. The World. Commemorative Edition
The Lion of Rome Perth, Western Australia ● $2
Western Australia’s Award-winning Catholic newspaper
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I sense that the moment has come
to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelisation and to the mission ad gentes [the people]. No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples… If we look at today’s world, we are struck by many negative factors that can lead to pessimism. But this feeling is unjustified: we have faith in God our Father and Lord and in his mercy… God is preparing a great springtime for Christianity, and we can already see its first signs.
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- John Paul II the Great 1920-2005 Anno Domini
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YOUTH LOVED HIM There was always a special relationship between young people and the Holy Father. He seemed to be re-energised by his encounters with them.
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FEMININE GENIUS Pope John Paul II had a deep reverence for the unique gifts and talents of women that was neither idealised nor over-romanticised.
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MENDING BRIDGES For this Pope, unity between Christians was a priority. He was also admired by men and women of other faiths.