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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Food drive-in gives relief this Christmas season
The Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC) Cathedral Branch 28, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay (REQ), have last month joint ventured in support of St Vincent De Paul’s (Vinnies) “Christmas Appeal” on 21 November, collecting non-perishable food donations and giving food hampers to those in need.
Pope warns against worldliness after creating 13 new cardinals
Concelebrating Mass with 13 newly created cardinals, Pope Francis says Advent is a time to be vigilant, hopeful, and helpful.
Francis, in new book, talks about personal ‘lockdowns’ that changed his life
Let Us Dream will be published on 1 December by Simon ând Schuster. The section on what the pontiff called his “personal COVIDs” was excerpted in Italian newspapers 23 November.
New Norcia’s Rock of Remembrance serves as act of reconciliation
New Norcia Parish has last month blessed the newly installed ‘Rock of Remembrance’ – an interactive memorial in honour of those who experienced any form of neglect or abuse – following Sunday Mass on 25 October.
SACRI Catechetical Association WA celebrates Christ the King
Members of SACRI, a Catechetical association of the Christ’s lay faithful and dedicated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’, celebrated the feast of Christ the King at Our Lady’s Shrine, Bullsbrook Parish, on Sunday 22 November.
The Witches
Roald Dahl’s eponymous 1983 novel, first brought to the big screen in a 1990 film helmed by Nicolas Roeg, gets a spirited second adaptation with The Witches.
The Church: Home and School of Communion
20 years ago, Saint John Paul II wrote a letter to the whole Church in which he set out his vision for the Church in the new millennium, which was just beginning. The letter was given the name: Novo Millennio Ineunte.
Scholarship helps to upskill teachers in religious education
In 1990, Archbishop Foley appealed to the members of the Order of the Knights of the Southern Cross in Western Australia to help in up-skilling the laity to meet the urgent and growing need to provide qualified teachers of Religious Education in the Catholic school system.
A positive, creative force for good
It is a word used to describe many forms of associations and groupings in our society today. Is it possible that the concept of community will be altered as a result and its rich meaning diluted?
New video aims to highlight important work of the Church in Perth
A new informational video that promotes the work of LifeLink was launched in November this year.
