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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
New walk-in mental health centre opens its doors in Midland
The new Midland Head to Health adult mental health centre provides a new approach in the mental health system and removes some of the traditional barriers for people seeking support for mental health concerns by offering a free, community-based walk-in service available from 10am – 8pm every day of the year.
Plenary Council takes next step in discernment journey
Towards the Second Assembly: A Working Document for Members offers a focus for Members’ continuing prayer and reflection.
UNDA welcomes new year, new students at O-Day festivities
The University of Notre Dame Fremantle Campus has recently welcomed students for the 2022 year at O-Day festivities.
The intersection of the Synod and Plenary Council
As Bishop Shane Mackinlay explains in the video above, when Pope Francis decided to hold what is now known as the Synod on Synodality, the Church in Australia found itself with some groundwork having already been laid in preparing for the Plenary Council.
BUNBURY: Lent is the springtime of the Christian life, says Bishop Holohan
In his 2022 Pastoral Letter for Lent, Bunbury Bishop Gerard Holohan has said Lent is the springtime of the Christian life.
“As we seek to renew our efforts to nurture the divine life within ‘to the full’, Christ-like inner beauty emerges,” he said.
Report captures history of diocesan pastoral council
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) have gathered information on the theological foundations for diocesan pastoral councils and their history in Australia, as part of its response to The Light from the Southern Cross, a national review of diocesan and parish governance and management.
LENT 2022: Do good unto others, ditch digital addictions for Lent, says Pope Francis
In his 2022 Lenten Message, Pope Francis has said Christians are called to sow goodness their entire lives, but even more so during Lent.
Christians must resist “concupiscence,” the tendency to sin, which is a weakness that leads to “selfishness and all evil and finds in the course of history, a variety of ways to lure men and women into sin,” he wrote.
PROJECT COMPASSION 2022 Week One: Anatercia given new lease of life through generosity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYAyXPevkM
Thanks to the generosity of Caritas Australia Anatercia was able to receive essential school supplies and access to psychosocial supports through a local health committee. Video: Supplied.
Caritas
Australia has announced the launch of Project Compassion 2022, its annual
Lenten fundraising and awareness-raising appeal.
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Knights of the Southern Cross celebrate 100 years of contribution to Catholic faith, life and culture
The Knights of the Southern Cross Western Australia commemorated their Centennial Mass and celebration on Saturday 12 February 2022, at St Mary’s Cathedral, looking back over a century of achievement promoting the interests of the Catholic community and Church.
Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Pope Francis greets asylum-seekers transferred from Cyprus to Italy with his help, during a meeting at the Vatican on 17 December 2021. The migrants are being assisted by the Vatican and the Community of Sant'Egidio. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
Pope Francis' message for the World Day of Migrants and
Refugees 2022 will reflect on the importanc...
