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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Matthew Gibney students work together to build Faith, Place, Journey mural
Students from Kindergarten to Year 6 at Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary have this year worked with visual artist Carolyn White and her team to create a mosaic mural that represents many different aspects of the school’s location and faith heritage. The main feature of the mosaic is an illustration of the school’s patron, former Perth Bishop Matthew Gibney.
LIFELINK DAY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS: Jesus is united with those who are not able to care for themselves, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking via videolink for the 2023 LifeLink Day for Primary Schools, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has last week told some 450 teachers, students and principals from Perth Primary Schools that Jesus is united with those people who for one reason or another who are not able to care for themselves.
Pope’s message of hope launched into space to orbit Earth
Once deployed into orbit, the microsatellite is set to transmit papal messages of hope and peace in English, Italian and Spanish that any amateur radio receiver should be able to pick up.
Three simple ways to start building a legacy for your grandkids
By UniSuper
If you’re lucky enough to have grandchildren, you know the feeling.
Cooking and gardening while your grandchildren ‘help’. Watching them reach the milestones your kids reached all those years ago, right in front of your eyes.
And of course, spoiling them rotten in a way that makes your kids roll their eyes.
Maybe these moments are something you’ve dreamed of your wh...
Fr Francis returns to St Charles Seminary as Rector
Hailing from a family of seven children, newly appointed St Charles Seminary Rector Fr Francis Huy Nguyen speaks about his journey from a young boy in Vietnam to a new life in Perth.
Pope Francis asks Catholics to welcome everyone, create communion
In his talk, Pope Francis reflected on the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit celebrated that day.
REFLECTION: Gathered as Church we become the body of Christ, a sign to the world around us
Reflecting on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi Sunday, Episcopal Vicar Education and Faith Formation, the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn writes that in response to an initiative expressed by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his Pastoral Letter of April 2023, and encouraged by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter Desiderio Desideravi, the Archdiocese of Perth has been taking part in a journey of Liturgical Formation and Renewal.
Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not ‘a parliament’
By Justin McLellan
Pope Francis delivers his homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost during his Pentecost Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday 28 May, 2023. Pope Francis calls on us to invoke daily the Spirit who gives "harmony to the world" and "directs the course of time and renews the face of the earth." Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez.
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Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says
“The problem of polemical and superficial, and thus divisive, communication is particularly worrying when it comes from church leadership: bishops, pastors and prominent lay leaders,” the document said.
Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelise, says Pope Francis
Speaking Wednesday 24 May, Pope Francis used the example of St Andrew Kim Taegon, the 19th-century Korean martyr in continuing his weekly general audience talks about the “zeal” to evangelise.
