Marking the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a year-long celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus on 8 December 2020.
The Archdiocesan Centre for Life, Marriage and Family (CLMF) has made their newly launched 2021 Lenten Journal available for purchase online this week. The Centre aims to provide support for Perth Catholics across the Archdiocese as Lent season approaches.
What happens when a six-year-old boy is abandoned by his family and left to raise himself on the streets? Mully isn’t your ordinary rags-to-riches tale; it’s the true story of Charles Mully, whose unlikely stratospheric rise to wealth and power leaves him questioning his existence, searching for meaning in life.
Jamila is a Rohingya refugee living in a camp in Bangladesh with her elderly mother and baby daughter. With support from Caritas Australia, and through Caritas Bangladesh, Jamila has access to emergency food, shelter, counselling, and vocational training to support her family.
The Saint Vincent De Paul Society in Western Australia have responded to the current bushfire crisis by launching a Vinnies WA Bushfire Recovery Appeal that will help pay for immediate needs as well as emergency accommodation and living costs. The funds will also provide long term support through financial counselling services and assistance with the financial impact of damage and loss associated with the fires. By Contributor.
Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2021, released by the Vatican on 12 February, focusses on Lent as “a time for renewing faith, hope and love” through the traditional practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. And, by going to confession.
Loving for Life held its 2021 “Re-launch” event on 9 December 2020 at the Oxford Hotel, Leederville, attended by representatives of Catholic Education WA, the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Project, and leaders in Catholic schools.