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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
PHOTO STORY: New statues blessed at Emmaus Community
The social outreach organisation was recently gifted a collection of statues and invited Emeritus Archbishop Hickey to bless them.
St Jude’s students walk with Jesus
Students from St Jude’s Langford have last month prepared and performed a different style of the Stations of the Cross which was then premiered online for all classes to watch.
WA’S FIRST SAINT: Builder of ‘faith and churches’ may earn title as WA’s first saint
Known as one of the greatest priest-architects in Australia, Msgr Hawes spent some 24 years in Western Australia, designing and building numerous Churches and buildings across the mid-West.
And now…he could become Western Australia’s first saint.
SPECIAL REPORT: Archbishop Balvo takes up appointment as Nuncio to Australia
A native of Brooklyn New York, new Australian Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Charles Balvo has said the task of any Apostolic Nuncio is to be the eyes, ears and hands of the Holy Father,
“An extension of the Holy Father’s Ministry, because the Holy Father has his concern for the Church, all aspects of its life.”
Archbishop Balvo presented his credentials to the Governor-General of Australia on Friday 1 April.
ACU Poetry Prize looks to spark hope among Australian poets
Poets from around Australia are encouraged to submit their finest works on the theme ‘Hope’ as part of the annual Australian Catholic University Prize for Poetry competition, which has been around since 2013.
MOVIE REVIEW: Father Stu
Mark Wahlberg stars in Father Stu, an unflinchingly honest, funny, and uplifting drama based on the true story of boxer-turned-priest Stuart Long’s inspiring journey to redemption.
The Record has 5 double passes to give away, courtesy of Sony Pictures.
All you have to do is tell us who is your favourite priest and why!
Send your entries with your name, parish, phone number and email to therecord@therecord.com.au by COB Wednesday 27 April. Winners announced by email or phone Thursday 28 April.
INTERNATIONAL: Christ’s resurrection brings hope amid ‘Easter of war,’ says Pope Francis
Christ’s victory over death “is not an illusion” and the world needs “the crucified and risen Lord so that we can believe in the victory of love and hope for reconciliation, Pope Francis has said before delivering his Easter Blessing.
Australia’s Bishops call for ‘a better kind of politics’
Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President and Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge has said no one political party fully embodies Catholic social teaching, offering an election statement to encourage Catholics and people of good will to reflect on the good they can do for their community by using their vote for the good of all.
Man of God: Meet Saint Nektarios – a philosopher, poet and miracle worker
By Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency
https://youtu.be/opUdtkIpuxs
Buried in a hilltop monastery on a small Greek island,
Saint Nektarios – one of the most widely known and venerated Greek Orthodox
saints – draws thousands of pilgrims each year and is known for his writings
and miracles.
The Greek Orthodox Church is part of the larger body
of Eastern Orthodox Churches, who share a c...
The young face of homelessness
In sharing her thoughts during Western Australian Youth Week, St John of God Healthcare Homelessness and Support Services Director Naomi Boyd says that the less visible reality of youth homelessness is that there are thousands of young people in Australia who are not yet homeless but are living in homes that don’t provide the necessary physical or emotional safety. Photo: Supplied.
By Naomi...
