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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Right to Life WA Founder remembered for passion for the gift of life
The first President and founder of the Right to Life Association Peter O’Meara will be remembered for his passion for the gift of life.
Faith, hope, love are antidote to pride, Pope Francis says at audience
The cardinal virtues were espoused and promoted by ancient philosophers well before the development of Christianity, the Holy Father said.
VOCATION SUNDAY SPECIAL REPORT: Deacon Errol: Pray for me, as I will pray for you
From a closely-knit and devoutly Catholic family, Deacon Errol Lobo says he was around 19 years old when he first sensed that God was leading him in the direction of the priesthood.
On the eve of his Ordination to the Priesthood and ahead of Vocations Sunday 21 April, Deacon Errol talks about his Vocational journey.
VOCATION SUNDAY SPECIAL REPORT: Deacon Jason Yeap: I look forward to being able to celebrate the sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation
Just days before his Ordination to the Priesthood, Perth Deacon Jason Yeap speaks about his vocation, with particular attention to Vocation Sunday 21 April 2024.
“I hope to become more aware of the needs in the local area by being accessible and available, and sincere with what I can offer,” he said.
VOCATIONS SUNDAY: It is so important to take time and find out, says St Charles Seminary Rector
Priesthood is, as in other vocations, a beautiful and sublime gift from God and the Church; it is certainly challenging at times but deeply rewarding and fulfilling, says St Charles Seminary Rector, Fr Francis Nguyen, speaking on the occasion of Vocations Sunday.
Pope Francis, Council of Cardinals continue discussion of women in the church
The Holy Father and the nine-member Council of Cardinals invited women, including an Anglican bishop, to make presentations at their meetings in December and in February as well.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
As the original movie approached its 40th anniversary, director Jason Reitman and his co-writer Gil Kenan crafted a promising reboot in the form of 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
ORDINATION SPECIAL REPORT: Jason and Errol engineering their journey to the priesthood
For Perth Deacons Jason Yeap and Errol Lobo, their Ordination to the Priesthood this Friday 19 April, just days before Vocation Sunday, will see them finally hand in their hard hats for clerical collars as they embark on a different kind of construction—building spiritual connections as the newest priests in the Archdiocese of Perth. By Joseph Younes.
Religious, civic leaders urge calm after Sydney stabbings
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference offers its prayers and condolences in the wake of the Bondi Junction attack. Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, said it was a time of mourning for all Australians.
SPECIAL REPORT: Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s latest document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being – independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin – possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected.
