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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
PLENARY COUNCIL: We are all called to the mission of the Church
The issue of Conversion in the Agenda of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia invites Members to think about how we might better accompany one another on the journey of personal and communal conversion which mission in Australia requires.
Global Awareness campaign launched ahead of World Mission month
The 2021 World Mission Month was launched with a digital campaign, connecting mission partners from around the world. The campaign sheds light on the dedication of missionaries to serving people in places where poverty and disadvantage compound the devastating impact of COVID-19.
Mercy Sisters ‘yes’ to the Pilbara leaves lasting legacy
In this special report, Paul Cleary writes about Mercy Sisters Bernadette Kennedy and Bernadine Daly, who answered a call to work with Aboriginal people in the late 70’s in the mid-west WA town of Roebourne.
US OKs abortion bill called ‘far outside the American mainstream’
The United States House of Representatives have last week passed what opponents consider one of the most extreme abortion bills ever seen in the nation – the Women’s Health Protection Act. The measures of the Bill establish the legal right to abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy in all 50 states under federal law.
Fremantle Orchestra brings Bach to the bush
The Fremantle Chamber Orchestra has this month brought Bach to the bush, performing for the first time in its 16-year history in country Geraldton at St Francis Xavier Cathedral. The FCO will next month perform at St Patrick’s Basilica, the Redemptorist Monastery North Perth, and Armadale District Hall.
‘The God in whom we trust’: Formation and the Plenary Council
What does formation mean? What is it and how do we get it?
Is it merely through catechesis? Is it by committing the principles of the faith to memory by rote?
According to Centre of Faith Enrichment lecturer Natalie Thomas, formation is about much more. It is about learning to understand the God in whom we trust and what it means to be a follower of Christ. Nathan Hondros reports for The Record ahead of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
Support for increasing global access to vaccines welcomed
The Catholic Church has welcomed Australian Government support for international efforts to amend intellectual property rights to ensure more people can access life-saving COVID-19 vaccines.
Inaugural Spirit of the Arts festival wraps up Catholic Arts 2021
The Spirit of the Arts Concert kicked off on Monday, 13 September, with more than 1500 students from 52 WA Catholic schools taking to the stage in RAC Arena for a night of song, dance and drama.
The all new week-long festival brought together the traditional Performing Arts Festival concert and Carnevalé events and included lunchtime concerts in the CBD, a greater visual presence, and a new venue for the centrepiece concert.
Malignant
After a mysterious intruder murders her abusive husband (Jake Abel) and attacks her, causing the latest in a series of miscarriages she has suffered, a troubled woman (Annabelle Wallis) inexplicably begins to witness other slayings by the same killer, being somehow transported, by means she can’t figure out, in a paralyzed trance state to the scene of each crime.
Church needs to hear God speaking through those who are hurting, Pope Francis says
The upcoming Syod of Bishops, opened by Pope Francis at the Vatican 9 to 10, and the bishop of every diocese should open the process in his diocese 17 October – will focus on listening to and consulting the people of God. Pope Francis said that as the bishop, it was important he explain how the synodal process should work and why.
