A major gathering of Australia’s young Catholics in Canberra was told by key Church leaders that they are the future. But...
A broader education University of Notre Dame students visited Cambodia,in recent decades a land of constant sorrows. The experience, they say, was unforgettable.
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1000 youth fire up! Approximately 1000 Perth youth gathered at the Vietnamese Catholic Centre in Westminster to mark the one-year countdown to WYD ‘08
Historic Chinese Marian shrine still set to go ■ By James Potts, Catholic Herald
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Over 1000 people gathered at the Vietnamese Catholic Community Centre last Sunday for the World Youth Day One Year To Go Mass. The attendance left Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton, who handles the WYD portfolio for Perth, in awe. Pilgrims came from as far as Kalgoorlie and Rockingham, while Whitford parish had a sleep-out in preparation for the event the night before and Greenmount parish did the same the week before. It was a true coming-together of the WA Catholic community, with seminarians from the Redemptoris Mater and St Charles seminaries serving on the altar and assisting the liturgy. “You don’t know what sort of encouragement it gives us (bishops and priests) to see you all here today,” Bishop Sproxton told the representatives at the Mass from parishes, communities, schools, university groups and movements. The day started with a tree ceremony with representatives each pouring a soil sample from their own area into the tree base in front of the altar. The young olive tree, which will be planted on the St Mary’s Cathedral grounds once its revamp is completed next year, symbolises the contribution of all parishes and communities towards the growth of WYD. Archbishop Barry Hickey, who presided over the Mass concelebrated by several priests, blessed the tree with holy water Continued - Page 4
Chinese authorities are holding to their plan to blow up a revered Marian shrine dating back to the era of the Boxer Rebellion after judging it to be a place of “illegal religious activity.” The demolition underscores the complexity of the issues which form the background to the Pope’s recent letter to Chinese Catholics. The shrine to Our Lady of Carmel in the central Chinese province of Henan draws over 40,000 pilgrims every year. But, as reported in The Record last week, the Henan govern-
ment intends to destroy the statue of Our Lady of Carmel, raze the shrine and ban pilgrimages to the site. The government has also mobilised 700 troops for military exercises in the area to discourage Catholics from protesting. Almost three months ago the secretary general of Henan ordered that pilgrimages and religious gatherings in the area should be banned and the shrine taken over by the government. Locals speculate that the site, set in a scenic, mountainous area near the town of Tianjiajing, will be used to build a villa for a local Communist Party memContinued - Page 13
British and Catholic? So sorry, please remain second class... ■ By Mark Greaves, Catholic Herald
Everyone’s joining in! Members of the Motorcycle Club, God’s Squad, joined hundreds of churchgoers and Bishop Kevin Manning of Paramatta to welcome the World Youth Day cross and icon on its tour through Sydney last weekend. The interdenominational Christian motorcycle club includes many Baptist and evangelical members. NSW state president of the God’s Squad, Dave Hansen, said non-Catholic members of the club felt “very positive” about participating in such a Catholic event. “They were very excited to be part of it,” he told The Record. PHOTOS: COURTESY DIOCESE OF PARAMATTA Full Story - Page 6
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SEEKING THE REAL CHÉ His face adorned millions of T-shirts and became an icon of youthful carefree rebellion for decades. But in reality was CHE GUEVARRA just a cold-hearted killer?
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In one of his first acts since taking office, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown scrapped plans to end Britain’s historic discrimination against Catholics. His decision infuriated leading Catholics, including Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who accused the new Prime Minister of supporting “state-sponsored
sectarianism”. Mr Brown had been expected to announce radical changes to the constitution that would replace the 1701 Act of Settlement, under which the British monarch is forbidden to marry a Catholic, and a member of the Royal Family who marries a Catholic loses his or her place in the line of succession. The Prime Minister’s inner circle had drawn up Continued - Page 7
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Two new books, one for women, one for men, set out to explain women to men and vice versa. Are they attempting the impossible? Two Record reviewers gave it their best shot.
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