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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Become true witnesses of Christ’s Resurrection, says Ukrainian Catholic Bishop
Ukrainian Catholic Church Bishop Mykola Bychok has last week released his 2022 Easter Message, highlighting the need to witness the resurrection of Christ more than ever.
INTERNATIONAL – Be voice of God to all, Pope Francis tells missionaries of mercy
“Let us never forget that God does not act in the daily lives of people through shocking acts, but in a silent, discreet, simple way, so as to manifest himself through people who become a sacrament of his presence. And you are a sacrament of God’s presence,” – Pope Francis
MercyCare hosts virtual Easter celebrations to learn more about death and resurrection of Christ
MercyCare’s annual Easter event is an opportunity for staff to learn more about the traditional Easter story and how it connects to the work carried out across MercyCare.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
In crafting this third instalment in the franchise that began in 2016 with an adaptation of Rowling’s 2001 novel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, returning director David Yates takes viewers on a trot around the globe of the early 1930s and marshals imposing special effects.
St John of God Health Care appoints new CEO St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital
New St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital CEO Vanessa Unwin is currently Director of Nursing and Midwifery SJOG Mt Lawley, a position she has held since 2016.
Missionary priest in Ukraine: “Their life is my life, their fate is my fate”
Together with three other priests, Italian missionary priest Fr Lucus Perozzi have hosted some 30 people in the parish of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, moved by the many examples of hope that he has witnessed since the start of the conflict.
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.
