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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Cultural communities called to work together so that there will be no more walls
WA Catholic Migrants and Refugees Office Director Deacon Greg Lowe has this week called on the cultural communities across the Archdiocese of Perth to come together for the annual Cultural Diversity Mass on Sunday 24 October.
PLENARY COUNCIL: Australian Catholics called to unite in prayer ahead of Plenary Council First Assembly
With just over 10 days to go till the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB is inviting Catholics across Australia to pray with and pray for Council Members during the upcoming first general assembly.
Plenary Council: Advisers, Chairpersons named ahead of First Assembly
Some of the country’s leading Catholic thinkers have been engaged to support the members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia when they gather for the First General Assembly early next month.
Priest’s Council hope: people rediscover what it means to be baptised
Fr Gordon, who will participate in the upcoming First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia in his capacity as Vicar General for the Cairns Diocese, was five years old at the time of the last Plenary Council.
Cinderella, not a fairytale as they make it seem
Camila Cabello plays the namesake character in the latest rendition of Cinderella. In this take, Cinderella aspires to become a fashionable dressmaker, but finds her ambition thwarted by the wildly retrograde view of a woman’s proper role that prevails in her fictional, quasi-medieval society.
Prayer, Service, Justice captures history of Irene McCormack College
The Irene McCormack Catholic College community is celebrating 20 years of quality Catholic education this year, with the release of a book named Irene McCormack Catholic College, The First 20 Years – Prayer, Service, Justice.
After warm welcome to Slovakia, Pope encourages Christian leaders to unite
Pope Francis is welcomed by hundreds of men, women and children at Bratislava international airport 12 September. After his arrival in Bratislava, Pope Francis was whisked away to the apostolic nunciature, where he met with ecumenical leaders and reflected on the freedom shared in the country.
Integration needed to avoid overlap and better target church ministry
Governance and Structure were raised to the forefront of Church discussion in the findings of the Royal Commission (2017), and both are now key agenda items on the upcoming fifth Plenary Council of Australia in October 2021.
Five million Australians hit by suicide during COVID-19
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Australia needs a national Suicide Prevention Act, says Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Nieves Murray. This plea comes after one in four Australians report knowing someone who died by suicide during the past 12 months of the pandemic – the equivalent of five million people.
2023 SYNOD OF BISHOPS: Vatican releases guidance for dioceses to begin synodal path
The Vatican has this week issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission.”
