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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
2021 Christmas Message of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB: Our Christian Faith Points to Jesus
A Christmas message from the Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB.
Archbishop Fisher: “Be powerhouse of prayer”
As the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia neared the halfway point, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP preached on the power of prayer and trust in the Holy Spirit.
Child safety is central to mission say Church leaders
ACBC President, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge and CRA President Br Peter Carroll FMS have this week acknowledged the “shameful past” that reveals “we let down too many children and many thousands were abused in our settings”, following publication of the fourth report from the Catholic Church to the National Office for Child. Photo: ACBC.
The fourth report from the Catholic Church to ...
Perth Catholic Cathedral to host first of two vaccination clinics this weekend
The clinics at St Mary's Cathedral Perth will be operational on the following dates and times: Saturday, 18 December 2021 from 12.00pm – 6.00pm; Sunday 19 December 2021 from 9.00am – 2.00pm; Saturday 8 January 2022 from 12.00pm – 6.00pm and Sunday 9 January 2022 from 9.00am – 2.00pm. Image: WA Dept of Health.
Continuing its long-standing tradition of service to the people of
Perth, St ...
Working towards an Individualised Living Option for Maeve
Parents of Identitywa recipient Maeve, Brian and Heather can plan their 22-year-old daughters future, thanks to the on-going support of Identitywa and their Individualised Living Option (ILO). The parents say, that without the support, they would not be able to manage Maeve’s transition to independent living.
Vatican official consecrates largest cathedral in Persian Gulf region
Cardinal Luis Tagle has last week consecrated the new Our Lady of Arabia Cathedral in Bahrain, inviting the congregation to come home often, to meet and converse and talk with our merciful Father.
Christmas is a gift for all of us to recognise what matters most in our lives, says Bishop Morrissey
In his 2021 Christmas Message, Geraldton Bishop and Broome Administrator, the Most Rev Michael Morrisey, has said that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem is a call to listen and rejoice with joy, giving hope and meaning to life.
Vatican releases text for installing catechists, explains ministry
Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, Archbishop Arthur Roche has this week released a letter saying Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechists are not simply religious education teachers but are engaged in “the proclamation and transmission of the faith”.
The King’s Man
One man must race against time to stop history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds as they get together to plot a war that could wipe out millions of people and destroy humanity. The King’s Man is reviewed.
Plenary Members present final reports of First Assembly
An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, Gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during the final reporting back on small group discernment by Plenary Council Members on conclusion of the First Assembly, Saturday 9 October.
