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Recent Event Highlights: Canonisation of Mary MacKillop, Beatification of Mary MacKillop, and 5 more...

Created by Ducky_10RE on Mar 10, 2011

Last updated: 03/21/11 at 08:44 PM

• Canonisation of Mary MacKillop
  Oct 17, 2010

  Mary MacKillop canonised by Pope Benidict XVI at St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
  http://www.marymackillop.org.au/canonisation/landing.cfm?loadref=61

• Beatification of Mary MacKillop
  1995

  The celebration of the first Australian to be formally declared to be among the blessed in heaven.
  http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2010/10/01/3027141.htm?topic1=&topic2=

• Funding to Catholic Schools
  Jul 1, 1970

  The first major direct funding to cathloic schools in Australia.

• First Pope to visit Australia
  1970

  Pope Paul VI is the first pontiff to make a pastoral visit to Australia arriving in Sydney on the 30th of November.
  http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/page.php?pg=austchurch-popes14c

• Vatican II
  1962

  Pope Paul VI saw the need of updating the catholic church. Mass is presented in english and becomes interactive with the people attending.
  http://vatican2voice.org/

• Post War Era
  Jul 1, 1950

  In the 1950's it was boom time for cathalics in Australia, numbers grew rapidly increasing the proportion of catholics in Australia.
  http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/page.php?pg=austchurch-history

• End of World War II
  May 7, 1945

  German high command authorised the signing of an unconditional surrender of all fronts bringing the war to an end.
  http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/ww2.asp