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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Indigenous scholar is London bound
Ruby Warber is one of four indigenous graduates recently awarded a Roberta Sykes Education Foundation scholarship, and will now undertake a Masters of Science in Global Population Health at the London School of Economics.
Newly established WA Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office welcomes its first Director
The Archdiocese of Perth has just appointed Deacon Gregory Lowe as the new Director of the West Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (WACMRO) here in Perth.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Good Catholic tackles faith-based questions
A self-identified romantic comedy built around a priest’s struggle with his vocation is bound to be doubtful fare for viewers of faith. And so it proves with The Good Catholic.
Kimberley students wow arts festival with local language
The Catholic Performing Arts Festival was recently provided with a good dose of Kimberley culture and language, from some of the students from Sacred Heart School, Beagle Bay.
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis says, world cannot remain silent to indifference, hatred
Politicians and religious leaders cannot remain indifferent to the suffering caused by violence and hatred in the world, Pope Francis said on 10 September in a message to participants of the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace in the German cities of Munster and Osnabruck.
Bishops say a sustainable economy is everyone’s business in their 2017-18 Social Justice Statement
Australians are called to work for an economy that is based on principles of justice and equity – one that is at the service of all, particularly the most vulnerable and marginalised.
Faith in God brings comfort to Iraqi Refugee family in Australia
It wasn’t a fairy tale story for Yaqoob Jebrita and his family when they escaped from the clutches of ISIS terrorists, but he is grateful for their new life in Australia and the immense help he has received from his Mirrabooka Parish.
Camino pilgrims follow in Bishop Salvado’s footsteps
When a group of 24 pilgrims took part in the Camino Salvado Pilgrimage from Subiaco to New Norcia last week, they took with them a valuable resource: a booklet reflecting on the life of Benedictine Bishop Rosendo Salvado, after whom the Camino is named.
Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge publishes Pastoral Letter on same-sex marriage
In a pastoral letter published on Wednesday 6 September, Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge addressed the upcoming postal vote on gay marriage, running through a list of potential questions that might concern members of his Archdiocese and the wider Catholic community on the issue. The letter in its entirety is published below.
In new book, Pope Francis upholds traditional marriage; need to help sinners
By virtue of its very definition, marriage can only be between a man and a woman, Pope Francis said in a new book-length interview.
“We cannot change it. This is the nature of things, not just in the Church but in human history,” the Holy Father said in interviews with Dominique Wolton, a 70-year-old French sociologist and expert in media and political communication. Published in French, the 417-page book, Politique et Societe (Politics and Society) will be released on 6 September with Catholic News Service obtaining an advance copy, and excerpts appeared online. “When it comes to the true nature of marriage as well as gender, there is critical confusion at the moment,” the Pope said.
