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Churches, 1951

2,581 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 130

Catholic historian who said he was Cardinal is honored

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

LONDON.—Catholics plan a national celebration this month of the centenary of the death of Dr. John Lingard (1771-1851) the priest-historian who claimed he was a Cardinal. Afternoon High Mass…

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Rudolf Valentino's death falsified in new film says close Catholic friend

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 9

NEW YORK—Rudolf Valentino, the celebrated actor of the silent screen, died kissing a small crucifix placed in his hand by a priest who remembered the star from his boyhood days, and…

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BOOKS Colorful history of early mission Australian Aborigines, by Rev. Osmund Thorpe, C.P. (Sydney: Pellegrini)

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 5

FATHER Thorpe has chosen an important subject for this valuable addition to Catholic…

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St. Stephen's Church Farewell to Mrs. Booty

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 4

Appreciation of services to the church well rendered and good wishes for the future were extended to Mrs. Booty at a…

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Masons Worry Anglicans Group Fails In Move For Ban By Church

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON.—A revolutionary move inside the state-established Church of England to ban Freemasonry has thrown the uneasy consciences of a…

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Pope dedicates fine new church to patron on feast day of St. Eugene

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

ROME.—On his name day, His Holiness the Pope, attended by 18 Cardinals, dedicated a new parish church to his patron, St. Eugene. The ceremony brought…

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Photo of Church

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

The photograph of His Lordship Bishop Gleeson blessing the foundation stone of the new church at…

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New Swedish Law Frees Church Four Centuries Of Restriction Brought To End

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

STOCKHOLM, Sweden.— From January 1, 1952, the Catholic Church in Sweden will be freed from serious disabilities which have…

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New Church at Bega

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 7

Foundation stone of the Sanctuary and extensions to St. Patrick's Church, Bega, depicted above, comes from the very summit of Croagh Patrick. The stone will be presented to the Bega parish by…

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Church In 'Slavery' Say Bishops

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 8

LA PAZ, Bolivia.—The Bolivian Bishops have challenged the government to change a set of laws so anti-Catholic that they make the "communists of Hungary and…

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Church In U.S. Booms

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 8

THE number of Catholics in the United States, Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands is fixed…

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County Scheme And Church Land

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. W. S. Gee, chairman of the Church of England Administration Board, made statements in his letter…

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Australia's Great Mission "Develop Our Land"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

ADDRESSING the rural conference of the N.S.W. branch of tho Australian Labor Party in Sydney last Friday, the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir) laid the great minion of this…

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Newcastle District Garden Suburb Methodist Church Charlestown Circuit

The Methodist · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 12

Five years of concerted communal effort culminated on Saturday, 19th May, with the official opening of the New Garden Suburb Church on the…

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A Mission in the University

The Methodist · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 5

In simple direct obedience to the Divine Commission to preach the gospel to every creature, the members of the interdenominational Evangelical Union of the University of Sydney have planned…

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Humanism—secular and Christian Substance of the Cato Lecture delivered by the Rev. Dr. Harold Roberts at Pirie Street Church, Adelaide, on 18th May, 1951 PART I.

The Methodist · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 1

The major conflict in the modern world is between Christianity and humanism. Like many of the terms in common use, humanism needs definition. It may mean…

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The Churches Presbyterians' New Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 9

All Presbyterian Churches in New South Wales will observe "New Life Sunday" tomorrow, beginning the second year of the New Life Movement…

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25.000 to See Chifley's Funeral Night Long Church Vigil

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

BATHURST, Sat.--A crowd of up to 25,000 people is expected to gather here for the funeral tomorrow afternoon of the former…

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25,000 to See Chifley's Funeral Night Long Church Vigil

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

BATHURST Sat.--A crowd of up to 25,000 people is expected to gather here for the funeral tomorrow afternoon of the former…

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25.000 to See Chifley's Funeral Night Long Church Vigil

Daily Mirror · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 2

BATHURST, Sat.--A crowd of up to 25,000 people is expected to gather here for the funeral tomorrow afternoon of the former…

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