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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Winter Wonderland brings Personal Advocacy Service together
This year PAS celebrates 35 years of service to people with intellectual disability, so each person was provided with their own individual birthday cupcake labelled with the PAS logo.
Soccer brings Perth Catholic community together for Vocations Week
The event, which was the finale of the week’s activities, saw 48 enthusiastic participants forming six teams.
Salvado Concert not just about music
Spanish Bishop Rosendo Salvado, explained Perth Symphony Orchestra Creative Director Fiona Campbell, was very ahead of his time, was a very compassionate man and was also very interested in meeting our First Nations people of the Yued tribe.
Response to ACU research findings concerning childhood sexual abuse in religious organisations
The figures are part of a dataset captured in the Australian Childhood Maltreatment Study (ACMS) which revealed that 1 in 250 Australians have been sexually abused by a leader or other adult in a religious organisation in childhood.
Perth Symphony Orchestra to tell story of the Bishop of the bush
The performance will follow his travels from his hometown in Spain to our WA shores and the impact he made on our WA history.
Child wellbeing the centre of homelessness crises
In partnership with the Equity Project and St Vincent de Paul Society WA, the Valuing Children Initiative is holding this lunchtime event as part of Homelessness Week 2024.
Help for those accompanying Catholics facing end-of-life decisions
In preparing the original document, the bishops consulted widely with a range of people including church leaders and health professionals. The bishops have also worked with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
NATIONAL: Kirsty Robertson steps down as Caritas Australia CEO
During her time as CEO, Kirsty stewarded the organisation through a pandemic and transitioned to new governance with the incorporation of Caritas Australia.
Government should reject Productivity Commission findings
Archbishop Costelloe said the commission did not appear to have sought constitutional legal advice despite submissions detailing the problems with abolishing Basic Religious Charities.
Catholic Education WA urges political parties to put children first
Catholic Education WA Executive Director Wayne Bull said in WA, unlike other states, Catholic schools do not receive state government funding for capital despite parents, who are exercising school choice by enrolling their child in a Catholic school, contributing school fees on top of paying taxes.
