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Western Australia’s award-winning Catholic newspaper - Wednesday January 16, 2008
Summer Reading
Dealing with the pain
Short story by Hal Colebatch
Two sensitive books offer comfort for the divorced -Page 12
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WYD Cross visits Perth WYD Cross and Icon make surprise visit to the West, inspire passers-by at Scarborough Beach ■ By Sylvia Defendi and Anthony Barich
The official World Youth Day Cross and its accompanying Icon of Mary and the child Jesus made a surprise visit to Perth last week, although most Perth Catholics would have been unaware that for two days they were in Western Australia for the first time ever. The brief visit gave a glimpse of the powerful witness the Cross and Icon will bring in May when Archbishop Barry Hickey and the WA Premier Alan Carpenter formally welcome them to the State; complete strangers embraced the Cross when it was carried to Scarborough Beach on January 9. One passer-by, a young Brazilian woman, embraced the Cross, while another young man in industrial work clothes joined in the singing. Around 100 youthful participants of Summer School, a week-long retreat run by the Disciples of Jesus, an Australian-founded Catholic charismatic Covenant community, enjoyed private veneration of the Cross and Icon on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cross and Icon arrived in Perth on Monday night at 11.30pm from Melbourne in the low-key visit and were returned to Sydney on Wednesday afternoon. The Disciples of Jesus hosted the two international WYD symbols as part of an agreement that saw them visiting youth conferences, festivals and Eastern Catholic engagements around the country over the Christmas break, including Young Vinnies and the Young Continued - Page 5 Taking it to the streets: Members of the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community in Perth brought the World Youth Day Cross to Scarborough Beach on January 9, where many unsuspecting faces looked on. While the surprise visit to Perth had been part of the Cross and Icon’s itinerary since it was drafted, most of Perth’s population did not know the symbols of faith had visited the city. The Cross and Icon will return to WA during May and June and will be accompanied by many events and an official PHOTOS: SYLVIA DEFENDI. welcome.
THE PM’S FAITH
DEDA VINCIFYING HISTORY
TURNAROUND IN ITALY?
New light has been shed on the religious attitudes of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with the publication of a book by a Catholic parish in Canberra.
Channel 7 will air an Aussie academic’s Easter documentary confirming that Christians have always believed Jesus is who He said He was - the Son of God.
A proposed moratorium on abortion is winning support not only from the Church but from other surprising quarters - including feminists and atheists.
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