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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
INTERNATIONAL: Purging silence: Vatican expands abuse prevention to lay movements
Millions of Catholics live their faith through their association with lay movements and Catholic groups, but some also have lost their faith when they were sexually abused in those groups and felt they had nowhere to turn.
PLENARY 2020 Snapshot Report: Humble, Healing and Merciful
The fourth Snapshot Report for the themes of the 2020 Plenary Council – titled “Humble, Healing and Merciful” – as part of the second phase, Listening and Discernment, was released on Saturday 29 June.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Secret Life of Pets 2
Lessons about overcoming fear and helping those in need are featured in The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Universal).
INTERNATIONAL: Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s remains moved to Peoria
As a small group of witnesses silently looked on, the mortal remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen were interred at St Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria late in the afternoon of 27June, completing a transfer from St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York that began early that morning.
MOVIE REVIEW: Toy Story 4, a funny and touching treat for viewers
Just how good are the hotshots behind Toy Story 4 (Disney)? So good that, by the time the closing credits roll, moviegoers will likely feel more emotional connection to an animated spork than they have to the vast majority of live-action human characters they’ve ever seen on screen.
PLENARY 2020: Applications open for Plenary Council discernment groups
The 2020 Plenary Council has this week opened applications for the Discernment and Writing Groups that will play a critical role in helping the Catholic Church move forward in considering the Council’s six National Themes for Discernment.
Fremantle Parish to be centre of combined anniversaries
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) – started by the celebrated Frenchman, Saint Eugene De Mazenod, in 1826 – is this year celebrating 125 years of service in Australia on 18 August 2019.
Vatican visit by UNDA leaders a great success
The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Chancellor, the Hon Chris Ellison, and Vice Chancellor elect, Professor Francis Campbell, have last week made a historic visit to Rome to meet with Vatican officials and Australian bishops.
PLENARY 2020 Snapshot Report: Prayerful and Eucharistic
The third Snapshot Report for the themes of the 2020 Plenary Council, entitled Prayerful and Eucharistic, as part of the second phase, Listening and Discernment, was released on Saturday 29 June.
Melbourne Archbishop Comensoli receives pallium ahead of anniversary
Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli was among the 30 Archbishops to last week receive his pallium from Pope Francis, ahead of his first anniversary as Archbishop of Melbourne.
