2013-10-10 16:16:24

Cardinal Pell: Communities bringing vitality to the Church in Australia


(Vatican Radio) An international symposium celebrating 10 years of the Asia News service was held Wednesday at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome.The event which was organized by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions looked at the importance of the Asian continent over the last decade.
In particular, attention was paid subjects including the major economic growth which has taken place there in the midst of poverty, the crucial mission of the Church in Asia, and freedom of religion and freedom to evangelize.
One of the speakers at the symposium was the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell who addressed those present about the Church in Australia. He told Vatican Radio’s Marie Duhamel that there are number of vibrant communities in Australia making a real difference in the life of the Church. Speaking about the Vietnamese community, he says “they are a powerful and vibrant force in our Catholic Church, especially in Sydney, Melbourne and I’m enormously grateful for that.”
Cardinal Pell also adds that, “another community that is very strong for us is the Maronite community from Lebanon. I think their vitality is in some mysterious way connected with the suffering of their people." Listen RealAudioMP3








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