Religion - Year 9 - The Catholic Church in Australia: Pope Paul VI visit in 1970

Pope Paul VI visit 1970 in Sydney Harbour with the almost built Opera House in the background –
United Press International. London Bureau. Dec 1st 1970
 

Sydney Remembers Pope Paul VI  - 50 years on  - Pope Saint Paul VI visited Sydney – including St Mary’s Cathedral-  on 30 November to 3 December 1970 during the Asia-Pacific leg of what was to be his final international tour....

Pope Paul VI's speech - 2 December 1970 - "Every child must remember that Jesus was once a child too. Jesus knew everything. But like the other children in Nazareth he wanted to have lessons from his mother, the Virgin Mary; he wanted also to learn a trade from Saint Joseph. Think about the home of Jesus and how God was pleased with it. How happy Mary and Joseph were to see the child Jesus getting on with his work, being the best friend of the other children and saying his prayers with all his heart. That is the example you must follow, children: Jesus is your model and your friend"...

First Papal visit to Australia - Pope Paul VI was the first pontiff to make a pastoral visit Australia during his reign. The visit occurred in 1970 with His Holiness arriving in Sydney on 30th November in that year. The future Pope John Paul II visited Australia as Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in 1973 on the occasion of the 40th Eucharist Congress in Melbourne...