DIOCESE OF GERALDTON
Diocesan communities welcome the Migrant CrossSince first receiving the Migrant Jubilee Cross in Perth on the 18th of May 2026, Fr Bernard Balaraj has carried the Cross great distances around the Diocese of Geraldton, visiting parishes and schools and celebrating Liturgies. On the 31st of May, after celebrating Mass and Liturgy at St Cecilia's Parish in Port Hedland, the Cross was handed over to the Archdiocese of Brisbane by Fr Bernard. |
The Migrant Jubilee Cross
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We are:
* a welcoming community which reaches out to all
* celebrating Christ's presence
* joyfully living out our Christian calling across distance and diversity
This vision states that as a Diocese, we aim to be a welcoming, missionary, centred on Christ, and each striving to live one's particular vocation. It is in living out our calling that we praise God, follow Christ, influence society and achieve the goal of eternal life won for us by Christ. In the parishes we have encouraged people to measure whatever they do against this Diocesan vision.
(c) Diocese of Geraldton
“The Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross Australia 2025 (MJC) aims to offer an opportunity for the Catholic Church in Australia to mark the celebration of the Jubilee of Migrants in October 2025 and continue to acknowledge and celebrate the faith, gifts, contributions, and resilience that migrant communities bring to our local Church and the world.”