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Bishop Bill Wright
Most Reverend William (Bill) Wright is the eighth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and is the pastoral leader of more than 150,000 Catholics in the region.
Pope Francis has discerned a need for mercy everywhere in the world and the Church and has declared an Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy which begins on 8 December.
I recently attended a service in the Catholic church at Chatswood to mark the centenary year of the Armenian Genocide that began in 1915, just as the Anzacs were landing on Gallipoli.
So we have a new Prime Minister, again. And once again, the change has come about through a coup in the government party room, without any reference to the Australian electorate and not because of any profound differences within the government on policy, apparently, but simply to benefit the party’s prospects of re-election.
So we have a new Prime Minister, again. And once again, the change has come about through a coup in the government party room, without any reference to the Australian electorate and not because of any profound differences within the government on policy, apparently, but simply to benefit the party’s prospects of re-election.
If you live in Maitland or travel through the city centre regularly, you will be aware that significant restoration work has begun on St John’s Church in Cathedral Street. St John’s was opened in 1846 and on I November, 1866, Bishop Murray took possession of St John’s as his Cathedral. The diocesan community is preparing to commemorate 150 years of faith, service and worship. Bishop Bill Wright provides a historical overview.