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A Commonwealth grant of ;150,000 will assist Liwara school complete its facilities for a full two -stream co-educational primary
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VATICAN CITY (NC). The Vatican and missionary orders ore taking an interested yet cautious look at news reports saying that two Catholic bishops were among about 2,000 Chinese nomed as observers to sessions of the Chinese National Assembly.
school.
The grant represents 55 per cent of the cost of the According to reports, Ar- consecrated 45 new extensions that will include bishops chbishop Ignacius P. Shit- who had been an administration block, elected to allsih of Mukden (Shen- the episcopate by five teaching areas, quiet priest yang) and illicitly conse- members of the patriotic rooms and toilet blocks. crated Jesuit Bishop Louis associations. New facilities are needChang Cha-shu were among The Vatican publicly aned as the school cannot 16 religious leaders ap- nounced that it keep up with the demand would not pointed as observers of the recognise the elections. for pupil places, the 1978 assembly which discussed Under government insenrolment being 396, up Chinese objectives for the piration, the ordinations 40 on last year. Some 100 last quarter of the 20th were celebrated with great applications for admission century. pomp and filmed for proare on a waiting list. As in 1976 and in part Others named are Erdeni paganda use. (The British of 1977, the All Saints Chuji Deltseng, leader of government blocked showchurch is being pressed into Tibetan Buddhism since the ing the film in Hong Kong.) Among the 45 validly yet service as a school area and of the expulsion Dalai 70 children are Lama in 1959, other illicitly consecrated bishops being taught there at present. Buddhist and Moslem lea- of the patriotic associations Liwara school started in ders and Protestant Bishop was Bishop Chang, the second Catholic prelate re1974 with 70 pupils travelTine Juantt-hsun. ling to a temporary arranThe Vatican made no im- cently named observer to gement in Saint John's hall, mediate comment on the the Chinese National AsLiwara School officials were pictured this week of a site sembly. reports. completion of the third phase of building. Left to right: meeting studying plans for the Scarborough. Sister The most recent grant Bishop Chang was electLEONIE (principal), John Leaders of various reVLADICH (P. and F.), Father B. WHITELY (parish priest), brings to a total of $388,000 by pro-government Michael BRODERICK (architect), ligious orders who had mis- ed Pat CALLAHAN (P. and F. president), Brian BOWLER (school boord chairman). the Commonwealth funds sionaries in China were ex- priests in 1956 to be vicar granted to Liwara. amining the news with in- capitular of the Shanghai In 1974, a grant of archdiocese after Archbisbut were terest, unsure $152,000 (79 per cent) about what it means for hop Kung Pin-mel was imhelped prisoned. the completion of the future. stage one; stage two was Archbishop Kung is still The Christian churches assisted by a grant of in China have been closed serving life imprisonment and Bishop Chang is con$86,000 in 1977. for decades. The Vatican and religious sidered by the government PARENTS HELP orders say that they have to be Shanghai's archbisIn their first trial in A spokesman said that and simpler method of aphad no communication with hop. W.A. parishes, weekly without the Commonwealth A Jesuit spokesman in pealing for Lenten Project Catholics in China for envelopes for Project grants the existence Rome said Compassion that of the order funds. many years. has had no contact with have But, according to the Liwara school would have been virtually an imposBishop Chang since the proved a valuable organisers, education about 1950s and did not know if stimulus to increased what the funds do and why sible proposition. PRELATES Parents of the children he was allowed to function contributions. Christians help others is Archbishop Pi Shu-shih in any way as a bishop. and the school board are equally important. Rockingham is one of of Mukden is 81. News reports said that 20 parishes that have used Envelopes allow a week- responsible for the balance In the late 1950's he was the new Chinese govern- envelopes of the money needed for ly message to be put in only and so far elected president of the ment of Hua Kuo-feng has there has been an front of people in their the building programme. average Chinese Catholic Patriotic announced that it is trying of 170 Parents have been inhomes so that when the envelopes returned envelopes during the offerSeventeen parishes are Association, a group pushed to revive China's united for each of time comes to put an offer- volved as much as possible the first three tory procession. staying with boxes only and by the government to force front movement, in preparing outside areas ing in the envelope, some represent- weeks of Lent. Envelopes were in use in 20 parishes are on envelthe church to sever ties ing diverse segments of attention can be paid to including sinking a bore, reFather Walsh, the parish Eastern States parishes last opes only. with Rome. ticulation and grassing of the theme that is suggested. Chinese society, including priest, said that the response year but were introduced In 1960. Archbishop Pi the religious communities. of the playing areas under the parishioners was enthus- into Perth archdiocese only BOTH USED direction of Mr. (SEE ALSO PAGE 8.) John iastic and $830 had already this year. The remaining 63 parishVladich. been contributed and paid Seventeen thousand boxes es have taken both boxes to Australian Catholic Re- and 15,000 sets of envel- and envelopes. lief. opes were distributed. Boxes are the cheaper
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Archbishop's travel abroad
He said that after the homily of the Sunday Mass, RECIFE Brazil (NC). people placed their envel- Archbishop Helder Camara opes in a box held by the of Olinda and Recife, altar servers and the box whose world speaking tours was left in front of the altar on social injustice have for the remainder of Mass. often raised controversy, is Africa, to attend a meeting Dianella and Mirrabooka reported to be under some on human rights. parishes have followed the restrictions for further Archbishop Camara, an same system. travel. outspoken defender of the At Bayswater, Father J. "1 am not free to com- poor, has been twice a noRussell has given the par- ment at this time." he told mince for the Nobel Peace ishioners the choice of the newsmen. "When the time Prize. His most recent trips traditional boxes or the new comes. I will speak the were in November to envelopes. truth." Greece, and in January to The envelopes are The were California. brought up at the offertory prompted by the unexplainHe told newsmen that he procession and he reports ed cancellations of a No- received an average of 80 a good response. vember trip to Rome, poss- invitations from abroad a At Kalgoorlie also parish- ibly to see Pope Paul VI. year, but accepted only a ioners are presenting their and a May trip to Senegal, few. -
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