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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Cardinal Pell loses appeal, considering special leave application to High Court
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week released the following statement, following the announcement of Cardinal George Pell’s unsuccessful appeal
Adelaide visit part of Plenary Council preparations
The Bishops Commission for the Plenary Council and its Executive Committee have recently met in Adelaide for the first time, 14 months before the Council’s opening session in the South Australian capital.
ACYF leaders gear up for all things operational
Leaders from across the Archdiocese of Perth and Catholic Education Western Australia have this week come together in preparation for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival.
Cardinal Pell appeal decision to be livestreamed next Wednesday
The Victorian Court of Appeal will next week hand down its decision whether to uphold or overturn Cardinal George Pell’s child sex abuse conviction next Wednesday, 21 August.
Antisemitism, a personal perspective on the European experience
Though it seems hard to believe, Adolf Hitler, Edward I of England (of Braveheart fame) and Walt Disney (the founder of America’s most beloved children’s entertainment empire) share one distasteful, shameful trait: a reputation for antisemitism – the historic hatred of Jews.
Catholic Institute encourage Catholic school leaders to be Christ-centred
Catholic leaders and religious educators from 20 Catholic schools across Western Australia gathered over the past three months to attend a series of workshops coordinated by The Catholic Institute of Western Australia (CIWA).
VOCATIONS WEEK 2019: ‘He is enough’
In celebration of Vocations Week, Sr Majella O’Sullivan from the Sisters of St Joseph, has recalled to The Record, a short history of her vocation as a Religious Sister.
INTERNATIONAL: Pope calls on nations to protect lives, dignity of war victims
Marking the anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Pope Francis urged nations to recall the need to protect the life and dignity of the victims of war and armed conflict.
Archive custodians appreciated on Feast of St Lawrence
Past archivists and volunteers of the Perth Archdiocese’s Archives Office were formally recognised last Friday on the Feast of Saint Lawrence, the Patron Saint of Archives.
‘To raise thriving kids’ – the theme for 2019 Child Protection Breakfast
By Amanda Murthy
The Archdiocese of Perth Safeguarding Office will host its fourth annual Child Protection Breakfast on Thursday 5 September, with yet another competition as a way to encourage the younger ones to use their voice.
The winners of the Safeguarding Project competition will be announced during this year’s breakfast, themed “to raise thriving kids”, in line with this year’s Natio...
