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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
AMP team members roll up sleeves for corporate volunteering at MercyCare
AMP Financial Planning and Hillross Advisers have kicked off their year in a charitable way through a corporate volunteer day at MercyCare.
Experiencing Christ, like the Disciples, fosters Hope for the future
Speaking before 80 young people at last weekend’s annual Embrace the Grace (ETG) conference in New Norcia, Associate Professor John Kinder echoed the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in defining Christianity as an encounter, liberating the individual from a culture of death.
Annual conference calls youth to be lights of hope
Guest speakers at last weekend’s 2014 Embrace the Grace (ETG) conference reiterated the words of Pope Francis in calling youth to “be lights of hope” in a world where evil is ever present.
Schoenstatt celebrate’s centenary jubilee
Celebrating their centenary Jubilee in over 200 shrines worldwide, the international Schoenstatt family at Mt Richon marked their milestone with hundreds of people at a special celebration on October 19.
Catholic Church calls for national abuse redress scheme
A submission from the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council to the child abuse Royal Commission has called for a mandatory national victims’ redress scheme operated by Government but funded by the institutions responsible for the abuse.
Gossip, anger, bitterness come when celibacy is sterility, pope says
One of the dangers of a “sterile” form of celibacy is bitterness and gossip, Pope Francis told a group of priests and bishops in Caserta.
Iraqi Christians brave heat to demand help from United Nations
Iraqi Christian refugees braved temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit to demand that the United Nations intervene to protect them from persecution by Islamist militants.
Altar servers join forces for Somascan-led camp
Thirty children from St Jerome’s Parish in Munster and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Rockingham took part in an alter server’s camp at Lake Leschenaultia in Chidlow from July 14-16.
Holy Cross honours the Holy Spirit
Holy Cross Parish in Hamilton Hill was a sea of red on June 8, as the Portuguese community celebrated the feast of Pentecost in a ceremony steeped in tradition.
Fatima takes to the streets of Freo
A large crowd attended the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima in Fremantle on May 13, taking to the streets in procession with Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey in honour of Our Lady who appeared in Fatima 97 years ago.
